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Keleabetswe Mabutla 04 Dec Professional service any car lover would appreciate. The good news is that bad CV joints are usually associated with weird clicking or popping noises. These noises can happen in different situations. By identifying the situation, you can narrow down the list of faulty CV joints to tackle the problem with the least time and effort. This article provides you with all details you need to know about CV joint noises.
It also helps you understand the primary role of the CV joint in your vehicle and a rough estimate of CV joint replacement cost.
CV joints , or what's referred to as the constant velocity joints, are usually connecting the transition to the wheels. These joints exist only on 4-wheel drive cars, but they might also exist in certain four-wheel or rear-wheel-drive cars. CV joints were added to modern vehicles in replacement to EU joints. The main purpose of these joints is to ensure that wheels are continuously driving at the same velocity.
The unique thing about these CV joints is that they connect two different fixed shafts, and their purpose is to help the wheels move and stay within certain constant velocities and not getting affected by the different shaft angles. CV joints are not designed to last forever, and there will be a point of time where you have to replace them.
Usually, CV joints go bad due to problems with the fell protective boot as it gets cracked. Once this boot gets cracked, a lot of dirt and moisture might make its way to the TV joints resulting in premature failure. Also, when the CV joints do not get sufficient lubrication, a lot of friction can cause significant corrosion and overheat.
According to experts, CV joints at the outer side of the wheels are expected to get damaged before the inner ones. That's why if you are suspecting an issue with the CV joints, you need to first take a look at the outer joints before Inspecting the inner ones. If you notice any signs of damage is or cracks on the CV joint boots, you must get the vehicle inspected and have them replaced immediately to prevent undesirable outcomes.
One of the most obvious symptoms indicating that the CV joints are going bad is the weird, unique noise. This noise differs depending on your action. Let's take a closer look below at some of the scenarios, but you might be dealing with indicating an issue with the CV joint:.
This is usually done by replacing the entire half axle these days, rather than just the joint itself. The replacement half axle includes both the replacement inner and outer joints, and new boots, inner and outer. My own CV joint experience as a baseline, on both my prior VW Rabbit and my current Corolla, I serviced the joints as routine maintenance at 30, mile intervals by removing the half shafts, taking the joints apart, cleaning, and re-lubing, and if needed, re-booting.
Doing so ruins the joint. They can be replaced with new joints though. Doing it that way allows you to keep the oem axle, which is sometimes a good thing. Ok, thank you for the information. Should this be an item of concern, or just know it needs replacement sometime?
A compromised boot is almost always the root cause of CV joint problems. Often this is a judgment call on your part. If the joint appears to be functioning properly and is making no noise, a boot replacement may be the answer. Instead, replace the joint. If a boot replacement alone is your best course of action, you have two choices: remove the bad boot and its joint, and reassemble using a new boot; or cut the bad boot off the shaft and replace with a split boot.
It should be obvious that replacing a one-piece boot is not as quick or simple as the typical customer might think. The CV shaft assembly must be removed from the vehicle which entails removing the brake caliper, brake rotor and hub, disconnecting the anti-sway bar link, disconnecting the lower ball joint and disconnecting or removing the strut.
The CV joint must then be removed from the shaft assembly in order to remove the old boot and install the new boot. And of course, after reassembly, the front wheels should be re-aligned. Considering the labor time involved in performing a boot replacement, it makes sense that the customer should consider a replacement of the entire CV shaft assembly. The critical aspect involves sealing the two halves of the split boot. The adhesive included with a split boot kit must be applied carefully, and the adhesive must be allowed to cure this could take 30 to 60 minutes.
Some split boots feature small screws that secure the halves together instead of requiring adhesive. Basically, you should only consider using a split boot if time, budget or both are critical factors.
A split type boot, regardless of how well it was designed, will not provide the durability of a one-piece boot. As with various aftermarket quick-fixes, they may not be ideal, but split boots have their place.
This can result in pulling the inner joint apart. Apply pulling force only at the inboard joint housing. Also, once the outer CV joint has been disconnected from the hub assembly, be sure to support the shaft assembly prior to and during inner joint disconnection.
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