mommylilmnstrhasasdB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

Questions about Cv axle/half shaft

mommylilmnstrhasasdB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

So I have a 07 kia amanti and we started hearing a almost grinding noise on the front passenger side of the vehicle. So we took the tire off to investigate because it’s getting worse. What we found was the seal closest to the tire broken and the fluid built up all over the boot and inside of tire, and as far as I can the tell the inner joint looks fine. My question is can I just replace the outer joint of the cv axle, is it possible for that to be all that’s wrong? There is no vibration, the noise gets worse when turning or when first accelerating and I believe I may have done this hitting a curb. Do I need the replace the whole thing, how do I know? Any help surely appreciated, I have kids and Christmas coming up and I’m already so freaking broke the repair shop is NOT an option for my broke ass, so THANKS IN ADVANCE 😉😁

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Thank you I appreciate this, I’m gonna try the cv axle first since I can see the visible damage, and move on to the wheel bearing if necessary. Thanks again

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