Devilfish 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 If your cv joints start clicking on less than full lock CHANGE THEM AND DONT DRIVE!! nearly stuffed my VR into the central reservation as the joint collapsed jamming the steering and preventing me from turning to the right. !amazed now considerably lighter in the wallet following a 60 mile recovery Devilfish.... Link to post Share on other sites
jayvwvr6 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 sh*i mate,that could of been alot worse,ive just had my inner cv drivers side done on tuesday but had been driveing it for approx 3 months without a problem apart from the clicking,i feel very lucky after haering your story,maybe i should of done the lottery tonight? jay Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 ill post some pics after ive figuered out how i'm gonna get to taunton tommorow for my sons christening.... took 4 hours to get recovered... and the hazards flattened the battery... very cold when you cant start the engine! Link to post Share on other sites
jayvwvr6 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 what side gave up on you?ive got a passengers side inner cv that come of mine when i thought it was that side clicking but as it turned out it was the drivers side,pm me if you want it.jay Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 drivers side outer i think its too dark too see at the moment thanks for the offer i'm gonna leave it till tomorrow see if i can borrow my mums vitara %-6 !dodge Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I think thats the wake up call I need to get mine done ASAP! Link to post Share on other sites
silverline 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 can you hear it from inside the car? Link to post Share on other sites
jayvwvr6 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 oh yeh you can hear it from inside the car no probs but only when the window was down,my problem was working out what side or inner or outer was clicking,wasnt easy as it was only clicking on right turns,never made a sound on left turns or in a straight line,never made a sound on a ramp only when driving and under load.jay Link to post Share on other sites
Big P 1 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 So how do you tell which side it is? if you turn to the right and hear it does that mean its the left? Link to post Share on other sites
jayvwvr6 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 no mate a lot of wasted money told me what side had gone,all inner and outers had no play in them at all so i was told it was the drivers side outer making the sound,replaced that and it was still the same,then i was told it was the passenger side inner and again changed that one but still the same,then changed the drivers side inner as the sound was getting louder buy now and i was sure it was drivers side as the sound was alot fainter when listening from passenger side and at last on tuesday i was driving home without that bloody clicking sound,the gaiter was unmaked no tears or lose of grease but the bearings must of been shot through wear? jay Link to post Share on other sites
VRVIRGIN 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Sorry to hear about that Chris , glad your ok though m8. I get a kind of klunk from mine turning the car round, but only if its been stood still for while, doesn't do it all the time but i'm a bit worried now. &| Link to post Share on other sites
simonvr6 0 Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 when my drivers side cv went it just broke and the shaft was spinning freely in the boot and you could spin the wheel and the shaft would stay still.when i cut it open it was shattered to f##K. Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 mine was making a slight metallic clunking before it went, at the extreemes of steering lock. I drove my rover for 12 months before i changed them and i was ok. guess VW cv's arnt as tolerant of wear... Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 cant see any debris in the joint but there appears to be not a lot of grease.. is this unough to cause it to seize?its free running now.. weird... Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Burnt and scored CV ball bearings..... use grease next time...... &| Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Mine makes a whurring noise when I do a 3-point turn or similar and the customary "power steering" hissing sound when it is right on full lock but not a clicking noise. I have assumed the whurring noise is just the power steering and the fluid. Or am I wrong? Is the clicking very distinct and very different from a whurring noise? I had a full service only in August. How much is it to get the CV joints sorted at a garage? Link to post Share on other sites
jayvwvr6 0 Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 whurring noise is just the power steering pump as you said mate and you got nothing to worry about there,cv`s are a strange thing mate,alot of us have had problems with them and its all been different symptoms for most of them,your never really sure you got probs till its to late and then you gotta find out what cv you got probs with,theres four to pick from,failed cvs can be anything from a rumble when driving or a clicking sound,mine never clicked in a straight line or full turning,only on a slight right turn,these forums are great for helping each other but we all tend to go looking for a problem on our cars when other members have problems,i know coz im the same,jay Link to post Share on other sites
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