Can anyone tell me how to determine if the bearing on this 99 4runner rear axle shaft is bad? It has 158k miles and the axle seal pooped out. I do not feel any up and down play in the shaft when it's bolted to the axle but I can rock the backing plate just a hair when it's off the axle like in the photo. It spins freely without any noises or grinding.
Video is not working well but hopefully it does soon.
Bad bearing?