Greetings Mark!   
      
      
      
    RW>> I don't know if you're aware, but Chevy started to use sealed   
    RW>> spindle bearings around 2000 and you don't replace them with a new   
    RW>> set of bearings, you replace the entire spindle. It's a bolt on   
    RW>> procedure that   
      
    MH> Yes, the wheel bearings on both my Monte Carlo and Durango are all   
    MH> one sealed unit.  The main difference being that the Monte Carlo   
    MH> front and rear bearings have speed sensors in them for the ABS   
    MH> system.   
      
   As does my Silverado.   
      
    MH> Often, they are the reason why you end up having to replace   
    MH> the entire bearing.  It will cause the ABS light to come on if they   
    MH> are faulty.  I have a ABS scanner that can tell me while speed sensor   
    MH> is bad.  Otherwise, it is a guessing game.   
      
   That's odd. The Silverado has removable speed sensors. Of course, you have   
   to remove the rotors and caliper to get to them.   
      
    MH> My most recent repair was replacing the tires on the Harley.  A   
    MH> friend of mine brought over his bike jack and showed me how to remove   
    MH> the wheels - which included having to remove the muffler.   
      
   That's always a joy to do. Mine would require the same removal.   
      
    MH> I got had ordered new tires, got them mounted and balanced at the   
    MH> local Harley shop and then last week, but the new ones back on the   
    MH> bike.  Not a super easy task, espcially when working alone on the   
    MH> rear tire.   
      
   I'd have the bike shop do all of the work. I'll just ride it, thank you   
   very much.   
      
      
       Have a day!   
      
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