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Timing is Everything A good time to inspect and replace axle seals is when replacing axles or half-shafts. Getting to the engine seals can be a bit more complex.

It's Back to Basics and this time were looking at the nonservicable front hubs referred to as unit bearings, or more technically, the axle bearing and hub assembly. Sometimes front wheel bearing ...

Front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive vehicles generally have higher axle repair costs. Also, nondrive axles (aka dead axles) cost less to repair than drive axles that actually make your wheels spin.

Once the sound has been confirmed as emanating from the front-left axle seal area, technicians are instructed to replace the left-side front axle shaft (or front-wheel drive shaft).

Once GM technicians can confirm that the sound is coming from the front-left axle seal area, they are instructed to next replace the left-side front axle shaft (or front-wheel drive shaft).