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10-07-2002, 04:48 PM

Beatles8x8

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Odd Sound when turning

When I turn left i hear a strange noise in the front left wheel well. i dont wanna say rubbing, but kinda. Any ideas?

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10-07-2002, 04:58 PM

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Check your CV joint.

pull the wheel off, and see if you have gooey grease all over. Sure sign of a pending joint failure.

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10-07-2002, 05:23 PM

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Yeah, so I put my car up on the lift the other night...

...and guess what I find---torn CV on the passenger side this time. Great! Luckily the dealer had the boot kit in stock, gotta do it before I leave on Thursday. Lifts are nice, but lately it seems that all they do is reveal more problems ;-)

Andy

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10-07-2002, 08:21 PM

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If it's making noises, the joint is bad!!!!!!!!!

Replace the whole joint, not just the boot.

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10-08-2002, 04:49 AM

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There are no noises.

And yes, I realize that the joint could go bad at any time. However, I'd rather pay $18 now just to replace the boot and wait it out to see if the joint goes bad. If it does, fine, but if it doesn't then I'm glad I didn't spring for a whole new joint. Since I do the work myself, only thing I "lose" by doing it this way is having to do it over again....which takes an hour, at most.

Andy

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