left rear wheel problems help!

[xr8eater]

i was driving home and heard a scuffing noise so i lifted up the back and saw the left rear wheel was going bald fast real fast. I took some mesurements and adjusted the rear wheel steering a bit i then rolled the car over some white powder and the squeek was gone but the wheel still rides on the inside the outside of the wheel dosent even touch the ground. Do i need a new shock and spring or is it somthing else it's doing my tyers and head in.

[xr8eater]

err

[blind_elk]

Shot bearing? Broken stub axle housing? Broken suspension bush?

[xr8eater]

stub axle intact , suspension bushes ok

can i access the bearing by takeing the split pin out and unscrewing the retaining bolt?

does it have to be tightened real tight when it is put back together any ideas on the NM's applyed to the bolt

[blind_elk]

Jack up that corner of the car, and shake the wheel for all you're worth. It really shouldn't move. If it does, then you have a problem, and your judgement as to the condition of the bearing or suspension bush has to be thrown out the window.

The wheel bearing should be done up pretty tight - but not so tight that you stop the wheel rotating. My experience is that you can tighten it to where you think it should be, check for wheel "rotatability", then find it will need more tightening anyway as the bearing settles into position. Then back it off about 1/4 turn or so.

[xr8eater]

so it's the same as a front wheel bearing