hard clicking sound when turning

[drazzie]

hey guys,

'96 gen 3....

whenever i make a turn (right or left) i hear a hard clicking sound comming from the 2 front wheels, it sounds like some part of the wheels are touching something whenever i make a turn ( click,click, click, click....)... anyone know what might be causing this? a friend of mine said it might be the axles, if so how serious is this problem? and should i get it to a mechanic asap?

thanks

[Quicksilver300]

must be your CV-joints. basically yeah your axles. If it were me, I'd be calling/going to various mechanics and getting quotes for the job. Could be very expensive or not so bad depending on who you go to. I wouldnt drive it much, could risk breaking an axles. If you dont give the car much gas when turning it could last longer till you find a mechanic.

You might want to use your friend to figure out if it's both sides or just one. Noises can sound odd, like it sounds like the left and it actually is the right, but if you have someone outside the car to listen, you might find out you only need one replaced. You could have a mechanic diagnose it, but again if it were me, I'd try to figure it out myself so I know I wont get ripped off.

[JvR]

i am driving around with a bad cv for 2 years now (because i didn't know if i want to sell the car.)

I have been to 3 (toyota) garages, they all say it can not snap. (It only have to be changed when you hear the sound when you drive straight on.)

The original cv's are very expensive (in the netherlands 591 euro) but on the internet (ebay)you can find cheap ones(90 euro).
I don't know if the cheap ones are okay???

[Kep]

I agree that it is your cvc joint(s). If these are originals then you might want to change them both out at once. It isn't a complicated job but I understand that the inner connection is often difficult to remove from the transmission. Do some searches on the forum and you should find several references. You can find rebuilt axles for about $35 - $50 each around here.

I had one replaced twice. The first one lasted about 200,000 miles, the rebuilts trashed out quicker. Both time the boot tore sooner than I would have expected. I believe that if I had used new OEMs that they would have lasted a lot longer.

I too believe that you can run the worn out joints quite a while before they fail completely. I expect that it has a lot to do with how badly your boot is torn and how much you drive in wet weather (which would wash the grease out from inside the joint). I ran mine for 3 or 4 months before getting them fixed. Two years is pushing it but evidently it works for JvR.

Kep

[Quicksilver300]

One of my cvc joints are leaking grease pretty bad, no clicking yet. Is there anyway to fix the boot?
Seems so silly, you end up having to replace an axle because a piece of rubber failed.

[joesrcool]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver300

One of my cvc joints are leaking grease pretty bad, no clicking yet. Is there anyway to fix the boot?
Seems so silly, you end up having to replace an axle because a piece of rubber failed.

Yes, you can replace the boot without replacing the axle. I did on my car a few years ago, just buy a boot made for your car from the auto parts store. I think they even include the grease.


-Joe

[JvR]

just for the record:

i drive 2 years with a bad cv....but...the but is changed. (i had drove to long with a bad boot. After the boot repair the sound was there)
sorry for my broken english

[Kep]

They used to sell boots that were split from one end to the other that you could install without removing the axle. If you could find them Quicksilver300 that might give you another year or so for the axle but removing the axle and replacing the boot would be best. However, the boots aren't cheap and it might be worth just replacing the axle when it finally goes bad.

Kep

[youngflashycamr]

so then the official remedy to the problem is to change the cv joints/boots.
cuz i have the same problem and it bothrers the shit out of me!