my rear wheel bearings are shot.. and so is the transmission. My car has been at a mechanic for about 7 weeks, and this whole time ive been sittin around on my ass with no hope of getting a job or really doing anything without that car. It turns out that the mechanic working on the trans has spent this whole time looking for parts - parts that i found here within a day of knowing what to look for....

anyway, when i get the car back - hopefully before i need it for school - im going to need to replace the rear wheel bearings. So my question is how hard is it to find parts for this job... also, how difficult of a job is the rear wheel bearing replacement -- how long would i have to wait around for it to be done, or is it possible that i could do it myself (with very limited tools, and no experience)