re: Houston Mechanic Reccommendation? - 2017 Chevy 5.3 ticking

I had an 05’ Chevy Z71 crew cab with the 5.3 purchased new that I ended up trading in with 220K miles. Loved the truck. Three biggest issues were 1) Check engine came on around 35K miles, throwing a code for knock sensors. A faulty design in my opinion, the sensor was located where water accumulated on top of the block. 2) had the ticking from the lifters which I chose not to do anything about but it was annoying. 3) for some reason I went through hub bearings more than any other vehicle I’ve ever owned.