HooptyGL Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 i've put on about 15k on a new front right cv since march....95% of that highway speeds in excess of 80 mph. since i've returned from my most recent trip to oregon the once barely audibale click is now both easilly felt while sitting in passenger, and as of tonight is felt while accelerating from drivers seat. to say the very least im f-ing pissed...and do not want to go through replacing it my self as i have no time, no garage and very little money that can be devoted to the fix. how long do yall think it can be driven on if it was mostly highway? - neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 im the same boat as you althougth i have only put a few hundred on my new rebuilt cvs. but i have totaly broken rear tranny mounts wich im linking to the problem. ive also heard of people having axles go bad really fast. possibly finding a better axle or a better rebuild. many of the reman axles are crap. i bought lifetime warranty axles and when they go bad i just get another one.. takes 30min max to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 You could luck out and make it several hundred miles. Is the boot torn, or is it just making noise? If the boot's torn, you can keep packing wheel bearing grease in there and it may prolong the joint a little. I'd get a spare axle. Carry it and the necessary tools in the car with you in case it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSLGECKO Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 You could run the car in RWD if you don't want to buy a new axle, but are willing to pull the old one. I found my Brat drove nicer in RWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Sounds like a DOJ problem (okay when coasting, vibration (or worse) when accelerating). Usually okay to run on a noisy axle for quite a while. Any torn boots yet. If you have a "lifetime" warranty on the axle, it will go away once the boot is torn so get it off before that happens. Among rebuilt axles, I've had the best success with www.cvaxles.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 i have brought many of lifetime axles in with broken boots. and had them repalced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Range Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Big bad hoopty doesn't wanna get his hands and back dirty, aww(I'm being mean b/c your being mean to your car, and I know you deserve crap for whining on this board). Seriously, if you want axles to live longer don't hot rod the car in the corners in 2wd, whenever that inside wheel is hopping your bound to break axles, especially the passenger side where the power goes first. I've broken more half shafts than I care to admit, but I also can change them really fast now. If your axle is thrashed drive in 4wd, it will relieve the stress on the bad axle. and if you want to be racecar driver than just run in 4wd all the time, you won't ever trash front axles, just everything else. All you need is a 36mm plus braker bar, two 12mm, two 14mm, an axle pin punch, pair of pliers and a 4 or 5lb hammer, a flashlight and a big piece of carboard for the ground is also nice. just suck it up and get some lifetime axles. I've driven my brat with the welded rear end on only one good rear axle (drove really nice and steady that day). -N P.S. give a shout and I might be able to get you a cheep axle hookup in your area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 and this is why i buy axles from subaru. i see this more and more where the aftermarket rebuilds people have to replace them a few times, or get the worng ones, and for all the money saved, its lost in time replacing prematurly failed axles. Once you figure out the time vs cost (yes your time is money), you savemoney in the long run. The new right front cv, was that an axle assembly, or just a joint. If you can feel it in the driver seat its pretty far gone. Did you tear a boot? Are you sure its not a wheel bearing ? nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Big bad hoopty doesn't wanna get his hands and back dirty, aww(I'm being mean b/c your being mean to your car, and I know you deserve crap for whining on this board). Seriously, if you want axles to live longer don't hot rod the car in the corners in 2wd, whenever that inside wheel is hopping your bound to break axles, especially the passenger side where the power goes first. I've broken more half shafts than I care to admit, but I also can change them really fast now. If your axle is thrashed drive in 4wd, it will relieve the stress on the bad axle. and if you want to be racecar driver than just run in 4wd all the time, you won't ever trash front axles, just everything else. All you need is a 36mm plus braker bar, two 12mm, two 14mm, an axle pin punch, pair of pliers and a 4 or 5lb hammer, a flashlight and a big piece of carboard for the ground is also nice. just suck it up and get some lifetime axles. I've driven my brat with the welded rear end on only one good rear axle (drove really nice and steady that day). -N P.S. give a shout and I might be able to get you a cheep axle hookup in your area. hey thanks for that little bit of info.. that could also be a link to my problem.. i do hotrod my car in 2wd:rolleyes: and my passanger side axle is bad again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooptyGL Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 Big bad hoopty doesn't wanna get his hands and back dirty, aww(I'm being mean b/c your being mean to your car, and I know you deserve crap for whining on this board). Seriously, if you want axles to live longer don't hot rod the car in the corners in 2wd, whenever that inside wheel is hopping your bound to break axles, especially the passenger side where the power goes first. I've broken more half shafts than I care to admit, but I also can change them really fast now. If your axle is thrashed drive in 4wd, it will relieve the stress on the bad axle. and if you want to be racecar driver than just run in 4wd all the time, you won't ever trash front axles, just everything else. All you need is a 36mm plus braker bar, two 12mm, two 14mm, an axle pin punch, pair of pliers and a 4 or 5lb hammer, a flashlight and a big piece of carboard for the ground is also nice. just suck it up and get some lifetime axles. I've driven my brat with the welded rear end on only one good rear axle (drove really nice and steady that day). -N P.S. give a shout and I might be able to get you a cheep axle hookup in your area. N baby thanks for the cv beta and the much needed smack down. Finals week...if you can call it that...starts next monday and im kinda scrambling to keep my grades high. I would definately be interested in that # for CV's, who do you know in my area?!?!?! Getting real cold out at night here, 6.8 degrees F last night....had to roll start the GL this morning to make it to class before 8. I'll give your phone a shot to get that #. - neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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