should there be play in the rear wheels?

1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
150,000 MILES
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GPOPM
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Hi. Should there be play in the rear wheels of my 1997 Monte Carlo? The lug nuts are tight but I can shake the wheel on either side in and out enough to be quite obvious. This is on the ground not jacked up. Thanks, Mark (gpopm@hotmail.com)
Oct 3, 2012 at 3:34 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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no, not on the ground. jack it up and re check. it sounds like you need a hub bearing

Roy
Oct 3, 2012 at 3:42 PM
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