Can anyone clearly explain how this works? I know of this test on a front wheel drive car, where you're testing the outboard CVs, which have a much wider range of motion than the inboard ones and fail more often. But on a RWD car, what happens when you're turning that doesn't happen when you are going in a straight line? tabe johnson/87 westy
*** cut here *** Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:05:13 -0500 From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> Subject: Re: CV click?? One way to test to see if CV's have reached their wear limits is to get into a large empty parking lot, crank the steering all the way to the stops to the left, then drive slowly around a full circle. If the CV's are worn they will click or knock, as it were. You will have to drive the circle both left and right to get a good confirmation. Be sure to keep the wheel at the stops. Power steering will protest, but it is the only way I know to do the test. If no click/knock, then they are probably OK. Good Luck, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver |
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