i too am in need of a new wheel bearing

... i believe mine to be comming from the drivers side rear... it is driving me crazy as well... Altho its not a hard job... All you have to do is remove the spindle and then take it to a machine shop or some where that has a heavy duty press and press out the old and in with the new...
I have a quick question tho... does it sound like a kinda metal on metal type grinding sound??? thats what mine sounds like n i was woundering if in fact it is my wheel bearing and not like my caliper sticking or something... I havnt looked yet... I've been living with this for about 2 weeks now and i cant much longer lol... Also i've heard that if its say the front drivers side u jack up both sides of the front end put it on stands and if the front tire wiggles then that means the wheel bearing is bad is this true??? thats just what i've heard i have never tried it... i've had to replace wheel bearings in some of my hondas in the past but never done one on a contour... so it maybe alittle more work that hondas but i doubt it...
jason