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Originally Posted by Schurkey
If the bearings are defective, the axle shafts will be defective, too. The bearings ride directly on the axle shafts. Thanks, GM. Wonderful engineering.
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To be fair to GM, many manufacturers did this on live axles for years. I recall its a "semi-floating axle"
One can get offset replacement bearings that ride on the remaining undamaged part of the axle shaft.