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"rkitecsure" <rkitecsure at hotmail dot com> |
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CV Joints |
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Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:56:44 -0400 |
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Couple a questions:
First, would symptoms of failing CV Joints include: shuddering upon
acceleration and deceleration?
Second, is it easy to replace (of course with right tools and
knowledge)?
Carl Gibson - rkitecsure at hotmail dot com
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BumblBeeGT at aol dot com |
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rkitecsure at hotmail dot com |
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Re: [gti-vr6] CV Joints |
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Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:09:02 EDT |
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this is my first time posting, but i've been reading the posts for 4 months
now.
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i have had some bad experiences with cv joints..
if a cv joint is completely busted, you won't be able to drive your car.
when my left inner joint broke there was a loud popping noise and the car
"jumped" whenever there was a pop.. as if the axle wasn't flexing.. and was
stuck at a certain angle. i later found after some inspection that the balls
inside the cv joint were out of place. . The popping noise was loud!! and
sounded like you were breaking something everytime you moved an inch...
it seems like your problems aren't this bad..
last week i heard a similar sound to the lound popping but wasn't as loud..
but my car was cool to drive as long as i went slow... i later found out that
my front engine mount bolt was broken and any hard acceleration would cause
my engine to move and then slam back into the motor mount and make a loud
noise... perhaps that is your problem...
if it is your cv joints, it's a long process
first you have to take your axle off, and if you haven't done that yet, it'll
be hard.. vw has a special tool to make it easier to push the axle out of the
wheel hub. .. you need a special 12 point tool to take out the bolts that
connect the axle to the transmission... it's a lengthy process... anyway...
hope it isn't your cv joints because i went through that and i sure didn't
enjoy it...
peter
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Brizax at aol dot com |
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list at gti-vr6 dot net |
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Re: [gti-vr6] CV Joints |
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Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:56:53 EDT |
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there are 2 parts to a cv joint, the inner and outter, when the outers go
they click when you turn, when the inners go the either can just break and
leave your as stranded or usallu you can feel thumping sound towards the
center middle, good luck hope this helps
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VolksportGTI at aol dot com |
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rkitecsure at hotmail dot com, list at gti-vr6 dot net |
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Re: [gti-vr6] CV Joints |
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Mon, 21 Apr 2003 02:07:10 EDT |
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when mine went out I had a shuddering when I drove it, VW replaced them under
warranty, which is nice because I know that I messed them up. Turning your
wheels all the way and hitting the gas isn't good on CV's.
Glen
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Steven Micherdzinski <s.steelegti at verizon dot net> |
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PerryG <pgoutsos at yahoo dot com>,<list at gti-vr6 dot net> |
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Re: [gti-vr6] 'loose rock' noise coming from the front |
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Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:16:23 -0400 |
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Turn the wheel to lock and drive slowly. If the noise is more pronounced then you probably are looking at a
bad CV joint. The rubber boot rips and dirt and road shit get in there and causes the CV joint to make a
grinding noise.
Peace,
Steve Steele
98 GTI-VR6
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