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CV joint end play (axial/in and out) drivers side front

6.6K views 10 replies 3 participants last post by  fc227a  
#1 ·
Hi everyone,

After replacing my drivers from bearing because she was making noise making a right hand turn and still did after the replacement. So I decided to just live with it.

Now she is make a random noise going straight down the road . I feel a ever so slight clunk when I take off and it sound like a rock or something stuck in the rotor .

So my new bearing is bad or I did check axial play on both side . Passenger side no play in and out . Drivers about a 1/4" . Look at the hub nut it is not moving , so the play is coming from inside the the knuckle (this is the knuckle that goes though the wheel) .

Anyone else run across this or am I just blessed with odd ball problems .
 
#6 ·
A small amount of play like just a tiny wiggle is OK. 1/4" is not OK.
There is an internal snap ring that holds the driveshaft into the outer CV joint. I've seen a couple times that this can come apart. Look at the manual for a picture of this. You need to determine if the play is between the driveshaft and outer CV joint or the between the outer CV joint and the hub.
 
#8 ·
Well, Before I headed out to work today . I pushed the back brake shield bracket back , Just incase that may have been rubbing.
And the noise went away.

Still swing by my buddy's garage to get his feed back on the noise when making a right hand turn.

Just maybe time for a newer vehicle. Tried of fighting with this one. then again it does have 310000 miles on her , barely broke in :)