Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior cv joint or boot problems

did any one ever have a problem with there cv joint or boot does it click or mess up your steering

I never have.

Make sure that there are no rips or punctures in the boot.

no there isnt

mine click a little too, nothing to noticable though

i had to have mine completely replaced because the asshole who installed my sway bars and springs was lazy and slit the boots during installation

Jesus. On purpose?

I like the nonchalant answer.
If you hear it then it's noticeable. To say if you hear a clicking noise during turning then you're are screwed. May be the CV joint may not be.
The CV Joint is nothing cheap to play with. Get it look at and/or fixed.
It wil cost an arm and a leg to get the CV joint fixed. Good luck

what is a cv joint? my car makes a scraping like noise in hard right turns, but maybe its a really fast click?

certainly seemed that way when i brought it to my dealership...they said there is no way i should have to have them replaced

why am i screwed did the dealer ship replace it ?

i notice it more on honda, especially at around 100k..that's when it really start to click whenver you turn...

A cv joint is short for constant velocity joint. Its main purpose is to drive the car. The change the motion from the tranny to circular motion which inturn turns your wheels. The way to tell if this joint is bad it to take a turn right or left and listen to hear if you hear a noticable clicking noise. Another way to check is if your boot is ripped. If your boot is ripped and you catch it early enough you might be able to save the enitre joint. If not the you will have to replace the entire thing. This normally wont occur on cars with not to many miles on then but it can still happen. Older car more likly to have bad joints.