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Has anyone ever heard of a cv joint falling apart. I ask because my car pass side cv joint is totally NFG.... It knocks so bad, you can hear it easily outside the car when i'm turning.
I don't have the funds right now to fix it. How long can i drive it like this? Has anyone ever heard of them just breaking apart with out any warning?

rabbitman

Yup I've broken several. That sound generally means you're on borrowed time. On the other hand I drove my car from Grand Bend to Kitchener making that noise. Now I just keep an extra axle in my car when I go racing. If you are strapped for cash, go to a junkyard and get a complete axle for your car. Just take the original out and swap in the junk one. Chances are it'll be better than what you've got, and it'll only cost you 50 bucks. BTW axles are fairly easy to change on FWD, generally just pop out the ball joint, and leave everything els attached. There may be a clip, or large nut on the end holding it in the hub carrier, but once you get that off, it should just slide out. Make sure you top off your tranny, as you may lose a little tranny fluid out the axle hole in the diff.

Subsidized

thanks.. ogh yes, i have changed many many alxes on a front wheel drive, but iw as just wondering how long i have approx wil it finaly lets go, cause right now i know its bare metal grinding together. LOL

And that whole wrecking yard thing. HA! There is not one mx6 in the wrecking yards with in miles here. So if anyone knows where there is a mx6 RS! in a yard, let me know, or someone get it and i will buy it off you... and what not..

thanks Brian

B6T

I had an outer CV joint begin to seize up while I was on the highway... that was an adventure. The boot fell off, the grease came out, and I was too lazy to fix it.

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Yeah, i really have to fix mine... i know its gonna do something sooner or later..

v8_kllr

i had one rip off when i snapped a shaft..it actually bounced off the floor of the car and rolled out behind me. not fun....change it ASAP. not fun fixing after the fact.

good luck

rabbitman

Yeah when they finally let go, they go big time. I've seen damage to the tranny outers, and depending on which one you break, the brakes are right there too. It's pretty easy to rip off a brake line.

1SiCkBuIck

u dont have the $$$ now to fix it...hope u have the $$ when u gotta get it towed home

Subsidized

Thats what CAA is for..
SO far i havn't even given the thought to fix it. been knocking now for almost 2 months.. LOL..

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going on 3.5 months now. LOL still knocking, but still going.