First: CV joint. Without a doubt. Could be loose bolts, could be dry, could be failing. But the noise you're describing is doubtless a CV joint. Brake work could cause the noise to subside by putting a bit of constant load on the shaft. A bit of brake drag (common with properly adjusted new shoes) make it so the shaft is never 'floating'. It always has a bit of a load on it. In my observation, CVs make a bit more noise in no load situations. No load allows the pieces to rattle around a bit. Jim The Bus Depot wrote: >However I can't see how doing the brake work >would have caused the noise to subside for a while if this is what it >was. > > |
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