I have to replace the front hub/bearing on my 02 silverado 4x4. Any tricks or tips out there that will help?? Never did this before. thanks

 

yep it looks like it is a hub assmbly.......so you have to remove the caliper and rotor...there are 3 bolts behind the lug studs....use the hole in the "plate" to remove the bolts....im sure there is some other stuff that I missed but it should be small stuff

 

You will need an irregular socket that is pretty big and metric. I just went and bought the socket and two others around the size that I needed and used the one that I needed for the job, then returned all three, and they didn't even think twice about it. As long as you don't mess up the packaging they will probably not even notice. I forgot what size it was. You may have to ask around a little more to get the exact size that you need.

 

FYI...finally got the hub off, what a pain! Anyway, most of you guys have probably already been through this repair, but for those thinking of just replacing the sensor-think again. That's what I was about to do when I did finally hear the bearing going. I'm in MI. truck has only 40,000 miles and keep it clean year round. took the sensor out of the old hub and it was so corroded it came out in pieces and one piece is still in there! I'm glad I did not try to change just the sensor on the truck! Thanks again for the tips!