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Engine & Drivetrain
CV axle life - Gen1
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean Hedin" data-source="post: 1024899" data-attributes="member: 57230"><p>2003 at 99k miles</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I am trying to troubleshoot a clunk that i hear on my left front driver's side.</p><p></p><p>I hear this clunk when turning left and pulling into the driveway as I hit the ramp. </p><p></p><p>I don't hear it any other time. If I drive down the road a swing the steering wheel back and forth I don't hear anything.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So I pulled off the wheel and probed around with a crow bar. </p><p></p><p>Nothing wrong with ball joints, sway links, upper sway arm bushings, etc..</p><p></p><p>Ball joints were replaced at 80k.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Finally, I turned the rotor back and forth and noticed a lot of play in the CV axle. The clunk sounds similar to what I hear when I pull into the driveway.</p><p></p><p>So if I hold the u-joint in the front diff and turn the rotor and I can see the play in the CV axle.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't have any torn boots. Does 100k miles seem a reasonable replacement interval?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Is there something else I should check? How much play in the CV axle is bad?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean Hedin, post: 1024899, member: 57230"] 2003 at 99k miles I am trying to troubleshoot a clunk that i hear on my left front driver's side. I hear this clunk when turning left and pulling into the driveway as I hit the ramp. I don't hear it any other time. If I drive down the road a swing the steering wheel back and forth I don't hear anything. So I pulled off the wheel and probed around with a crow bar. Nothing wrong with ball joints, sway links, upper sway arm bushings, etc.. Ball joints were replaced at 80k. Finally, I turned the rotor back and forth and noticed a lot of play in the CV axle. The clunk sounds similar to what I hear when I pull into the driveway. So if I hold the u-joint in the front diff and turn the rotor and I can see the play in the CV axle. I don't have any torn boots. Does 100k miles seem a reasonable replacement interval? Is there something else I should check? How much play in the CV axle is bad? [/QUOTE]
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