Your bearing might be fine but the stamped housing is probably beat up. The housing should hold the bearing tightly but over time the flanges get bent and the spindle can move up and down. Then if the spindle bearings can turn in the housing they will wear the housing until the bearing can move around. You can make it better if you remove the spindle and straighten the flanges. I like to bend them a just little the other way so that when bolted together they pull tight.
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