I've had a wobble in my steering that comes and goes above 55-ish mph recently. Took it in to have it looked at and was told i have some play in my passenger side CV axle, which would explain the slight pull to the right when the wobble is present. (why the wobble comes and goes, that i dont know). I think i'll have the balance on the front wheel checked first, just to make sure. Any one have some suggestions on what i should do as far as CV's go? The drivers side was just replaced a little less than 2 years ago, but it was replaced with a used axle. Should i go used for the pass. side too? or go new? Should i replace both of them at the same time? Should i go with the Shadow CV swap or stick with stock? All opinions and suggestions appreciated, thanks.
95moparracer
05-30-2006, 07:01 PM
if u buy em new u'll have a life time warranty if u get em at orielly's or autozone~!
HoodooGuru
05-30-2006, 08:05 PM
As soon as u replace on the other generally goes in about a year from my experience.
Go new and replace both of em with factory originals.
And, to make sure they last a long time, regularly inspect the cv rubber boot. As its actually the boot cracking and letting in water and dirt that actually stuffs the cv joint to begin with. I spray my cv boots with tire shine spray! Its a low grade oil that keeps the rubber boots flexible and in good condition.
rice_eater
06-02-2006, 04:07 PM
well, took my car in to have the front wheels checked over. Turns out one was out of balance by quite a bit. When i originally had the balanced the weight was put about 4 inches over from where it needed to be. So far the steering feels a lot better, I almost dare say it fixed the problem.......
When I changed my oil the other day i noticed one of my CV boots had a small tear in it. I have no idea how long it has been there, but it's quite small, no more than an inch at the longest. Can I just buy a new boot or is the joint itself probably ruined?
