| Your car is probably front wheel drive, and is | | | | perceive any of these symptoms, it's a good idea to |
| equipped with CV joints, or "constant velocity joints." | | | | check your CV joints every now and then anyway. |
| These joints transfer power from the engine to the | | | | To examine your CV joints, turn the wheel to the |
| front wheels. These should be inspected regularly to | | | | outside and peer in the wheel arch. The boot should |
| insure that the integrity of rubber boot that | | | | be dry and intact. If there is oil inside the wheel arch |
| surrounds the metal inside. If this boots breaks, the | | | | and the boot appears cracked and broken then it is |
| components inside become exposed to the elements | | | | necessary to replace the CV joint boot as soon as |
| and can very quickly destroy the entire axle.Bad CV | | | | possible.This should probably be done by a mechanic, |
| joint boots can cause a knocking sound when the | | | | and it provides an opportunity to do routine |
| wheel is turned in a certain direction, on acceleration | | | | maintenance and catch unexpected problems. If you |
| or braking, or at irregular, seemingly unrelated | | | | wish to replace the joint yourself, it best to follow |
| intervals. There also may be vibration. This symptom | | | | closely both the shop manual and obtain the advice |
| is more often evident at high speeds, that being | | | | of a person who has personally worked on your kind |
| above 60 miles per hour.Whether or not you | | | | of vehicle, as procedures may vary between models. |