replaced spindle, hub, bearing, and got an alignment.
took it for a test drive and discovered that the front passener side wheel bearing is going too. it had no play in the tire when it was jacked up but makes a humming sound under hard left turns, too bad we couldn't hear it before we replaced the driver side bearing. now i have to wait till next weekend for the shop to get another wheel bearing and get me in again. small town mechanics don't carry parts for a car like mine plus i can only get my car in on saturdays.
well my wheel bearing count is at: 7 on LF, 1 on RR, and coming up 1 for RF. 9 bearing in 6 years i must have some kind of a record for that on this site.