1. wheel bearings
2. stabilizer links/pins
3. ball joints
4. rear drums
5. tie rods
6. axles
7. rack and pinion

Take the tire off and see what moves.

Also called sway bar endlinks. It'll lean real far in corners.

Take the tire off and see what moves.

If they're out of round or scored too badly to be turned.

Take the tire off and see what moves.

Usually clicking noises when turning.

If you have too much play in the steering wheel.

do the rear axle have endlinks, tie rods, wheel bearings and ball joints?[/list]

There is no rear axle. All of the other parts you named are on the rear of the car.

i thought the rear wheels were called rear axles and the front were front axles. so when i check all of the following, i just pull the rear wheels off? i am not trying to be smart or anything, im just learning to do these things on my own.

Yup, Just pull the wheels off.

There is no axle because an axle is a part that the engine turns to create force. As our cars are Front Wheel Drive, there are front axles but not rear. A Chevy pickup has a rear axle.

1.) Also will make noise
2.) If the rubber is gone, or the link is broken (more common then you'd think)
3.) wheel can be shook in mid air, make sure these are lubed
4) braking going to hell could be caused by this, also unexpected wear of front brake equipment if the bias is thrown off.
5) steering wheel loose, or a dead spot (also can be caused by bad toe)
6) only real common issue with axles is the CV, good boot = happy axle. Bad/missing boot, or grease everywhere = sad axle.

What are your symptoms steve? Many of these can look like others, and someone wants you to fix them all to make sure it'* gone.

i a, hearing a off and on quiet rub when i drive and it makes me wonder if those are my wheel nbearings going bad. i dont want to be one of those pppl that drive and the wheel cave in. i saw a stratus like that saturday. passenger side front wheel just went in and the car leaning. the rest i just wanted to know anyway.