CV joint noise

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eyes_2.4 - 08 Jan 2006 19:50 GMT

I understand that a bad outboard CV joint will make a "clicking" sound
when making a sharp turn and that a bad inboard joint will make a
"clunking" sound when accelerating in forward direction. But does
the clunking noise of a bad inner joint disappear when making sharp
turns or does it remain present despite which direction you are going?

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plainoldmechanic - 10 Jan 2006 01:33 GMT

this will all depend upon just exactly how bad either cv joint is
in......as a general rule though it really dosen't make any difference.
you can usually replace the entire half-shaft assembly which includes
both the inner and outer cv joints, cheaper than you can replace either
inner or outer joints and this is what i personally reccommend .

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