It is probably CV joints. You could just look under there at the boots to see if they look broken. Most of the time they break and then the grease leaks out and dirt gets in wearing the joints out. If they are not broken you can try turning the shaft back and forth to see if there is a noticable noise or slop. If you are really broke at the moment you could try using a grease needle (get from NAPA) and some moly grease in a grease gun. Use the needle to squirt some new grease inside the boot and then massage the boot to get the grease into the joint. If this quiets things down then you know that your joints are on the way out and you can start saving up. I sell rebuilt axles for $85 with a $55 core charge. These are rebuilt CV joints (they put new balls in and rework the grooves) and new boots already installed on a cleaned up axle. Or you can get new CV joints with boots for $55 each (two per axle). Hope this helps. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Phone: (856)-765-1583 Fax: (856)-327-2242
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