02 silverado wheel bearings

[wickedfordf9cker6]

an old member i know wanted me to pop this up here to see if you guys have heard anything about this or seen this. anyways on a trip up to kentucky/ west virginia he had his driverside wheel bearings come out. the truck only has 70k miles on it though and didnt know if it was a regular mishap or if it was somethin else. oops almost forgot to tell what the truck is. it's a 2002 silverado extended cab 2wd. thanks for your time.

Kevin 16, FL

 

[ryan22re]

how did the bearing come out? it should have a unit bearing...never seen one come apart...seen them make noise...but never come apart.

ryan

 

[wickedfordf9cker6]

somehow the cap was missing off the back and they literally shot out of the assembly. it was interesting and horrible to see at the same time.

 

[sweetk30]

just had one the other day from a 1ton exspress van with 47k on it. same problem. no cap no grease and blew up. p.o.s. unitized bearings.

 

[wickedfordf9cker6]

sorry to ask so late but what was the main purpose for the van? was it a church van or cargo or just regular travel? reason being is his silverado is mainly a travel car type deal. never really uses it for much else and most of the miles are highway miles. thanks for your time.

Kevin 16, FL

 

[sweetk30]

full on work van. 1 ton chassie. and i forgot the late 90s like 97 or 98 buick i did one in . it was a old guys car 26k on it. gm isnt the only one. ford had big problems in the taurus / sable bodys with them also.