YAY! DONE! And it only took me a week and a half.
In my defense, I was only finding time to work in short bursts here and there, which got pretty frustrating. But all seems well. That irritating noise experienced at slow speeds, especially when turning...it's gone!
I think that's what made me the most nervous, the diagnosis. That I'd get everything back together just to discover something else was the culprit. Thanks for the help here.
Think I'll go for another drive...