Since couple weeks ago, my 05 Ody's front end started shaking when driving around at 45~50MPH or sometimes higher. The shaking is felt more on the bottom area where my feet is at than steering wheel and it seems shaking is there only when accelerating. At first, I thought it was a tire balancing issue so balanced tires, but it was still the same and my mechanic told me it's likely a bad cv axle (he testdrove it after tire balancing failed to fix the issue).
Is there a way to find out if cv axle went bad by physically looking at underbody? He said even if cv axle on one side is bad, both cv axles are replaced at the same time to save on labor. Is this way to go?
Also, is it okay to use third party cv axles? I researched and found some people recommend using OEM but some people are okay with third party parts.
Is there a way to find out if cv axle went bad by physically looking at underbody? He said even if cv axle on one side is bad, both cv axles are replaced at the same time to save on labor. Is this way to go?
Also, is it okay to use third party cv axles? I researched and found some people recommend using OEM but some people are okay with third party parts.
