What a bad CV joint sounds like
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- This is the sound made by an outer CV joint when it is worn out. This is usually preceded by a torn CV boot, which allows the grease to escape. If the sound is louder when turning in one direction, the direction you are turning is the side of the car with the bad joint. For example, if it is loudest when turning left (as in this video) the left outer CV joint is the bad one.
I've just recently learned through my own Honda. If it does that while turning, it's the cv axle. If it does it while going straight and turning, it's the inner cv joint.
Thanks so much Randy, ohk when it goes straight it's an inner but when turning its outer neh? Coz my Toyota corolla when going straight it does that
Very good for people who do not know the half shaft has two CV joints one at wheel side and one on the differential side. The wheel side CV joints are typically ball type but the differential side are called tripod CV due to 3 armed yoke with ball bearings which slide in a cylinder that looks like a tulip.
Genius!Truly helpful,no time wasting video.Thank you so much! That's exactly the sound that's been bugging me for 3 weeks now.
What you do to fix it..or wat was the cost.. i just got the sound and its getting louder im trying to not even drive my car 😣
im Squid I looked into it and it's not so bad.It doesn't mean that you should ignore it,just it's not a reason not to drive your car anymore.So we have this cv joint that you can immagine to be like an animal bone joint that is inside a rubber casing,which is filled with grease to lubrify it.The same way a bone joint has cartilage so that the bone extremities don't friction together or else you would be in pain.That by the way happens with age,that's why you hear old people saying that they're BONES hurt...Anyway,sometimes that rubber casing can break,allowing for the grease to fall out and be washed out by water and also allowing debris to go inside there.Now that the joint has no lubrication it will grind on itself and make that noise.It takes time to get destroyed but when it happens you lose direction and YOU WILL drive into a tree or whatever.Or it could take even less if you are the kind of driver who takes sharp turns and therefore the joint will be even more stressed and it's gonna wear itself out quicker.So you can either clean the joint replace the rubber and put new grease or change the joint or axle all together and that will depend on what car you got and if you buy the parts new or used.For my Peugeot 206 year 2000 i got asked for 80 pounds to change the front right axle and joint with labour included.
Travis Schpeltinger thanks for the info and heads up man !really appreciate it
Driving it like this hurts me man i feel like im abusing my daughter or something haha
And its embarrasing and isnt a good .."look at my first car guys"
got it a month ago 98 integra type R.. and it was great up until this last month ive been getting new problems every week i get one thing fix it then the next, i get something else this one being the most
Serious im definitely gonna fix it this weekend along witha new suspension cause
The oem shocks and everything now feel horrible ...thanks again👍👍
Best video out there to troubleshoot your car sound if your suspicious about a bad CV joint....
I've just had mine fixed after around six months of living with this noise. I don't know why I'm watching a video of it, the sound sends a shiver down my spine.
How did yours last six months! Ours lasted 2-3 weeks after we first noticed it. Then gradually the steering wheel got more and more out of control, violently jerking around.
Cv joints can be quite intermittent at times. I’ve seen one that only made noise for a half second period when passing through 30-35mph. Wheel bearings grind more consistently and the noise is less dependent on the steering angle like the cv noise is.
This is what's been driving me crazy the past few months on my new-used 07 GMC Yukon denali! And recently it's gotten unbearably worse to the point it's embarrassing as I get dramatic head turns while I TURN! It's been diagnosed one thing to another, first it's ball joints... ordered those. Then it's hub bearings, ordered them(actually should be delivered tomorrow). Then I FIND THIS VIDEO OF NOISE, I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS EXACT NOISE TO HELP ME BETTER DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM FOR FOREVER. And now I can finally fix the problem without having to spend any more money! So I'm returning the hub bearings once they arrive and ordering the CV joints/axles? ASAP.
Thanks for this great/right to the point helpful video!
Saved me 12mins of my life having to waste time watching another video. Thanks from Sydney, NSW Australia
Lol I agree however had to spend the 12 minutes on reading the reviews. Worth it
This is what I was looking for all over the place!
"If the sound is louder when turning in one direction, the direction you are turning is the side of the car with the bad joint. For example, if it is loudest when turning left (as in this video) the left outer CV joint is the bad one."
You're the man!
Accidentally found this video. But needed this video. Reading 4-5 comments and watching this 18 second video I just diganosed what issue one of my vehicles has. Great work!
Thanks so much for this helpful video, I'm a new driver and have been trying to figure out whats wrong for weeks!
Thank you! Straightforward helping people to diagnose the problem.
This is the exact sound my car is making! Thanks for the help guys!
I was expecting him to drop the clutch. Sadly didn't happen, but the title of this video is exactly what happened in the video. So I'm not disappointed.
Thanks so much for this! I hear sort of a creaking from my Maxima sometimes, but nothing like the obnoxious clacking here.
Great example of what they sound like when going bad- but not all will make this sound my 04 Explorer did not -it made more of a thumbing sound under load but most will make a clicking sound as you have shown- I just wanted to add that Thanks for posting
Explorer is rear wheel drive... no cv joint 🤣🤣
Nice video, straight to te point. Now I know my cv joints are probably fine. Bad news is that the noise is from something else....
Thanks man top notch, no time wasted
Best video I've looked about my truck. Mine is doing the same thing so helpful!!!!!
Mine does it regardless if I'm turning, or going straight. It started out as a low clicking noise that continues to get louder and louder the faster I go.
Before the noise my car was having s bad shake or vibration while I was on the highway starting around 50-70mph but nobody could see anything wrong when I took it to the shop (THREE DIFFERENT TIMES) kept hearing a clunking noise that went on for months even after I had my front end replaced due to an accident. But mechanic said it was just a sound the car makes. It was normal..
So then I had my brakes changed and oil changed, as soon as I leave the shop is when I hear the clicking. This was only days ago. Now driving home from work last night the noise got louder and started shaking my car with the noise. Scary! So its parked.
Does this sound like an axel??
Does the sound or vibration seem to change when you accelerate or decelerate slightly? If so, it is probably still one of your axles, but it is the inner joint that is bad rather than the outer joint. The outer joints fail most often and cause the clicking noise when turning. Inner joints usually cause a vibration at higher speed and sometimes change as you change the load on the vehicle.
Mine sounds bad low rpm in gears 1-3 but go away when I push the clutch, put it in neutral, or drive in 4 or 5. Sounds exactly the same as in this video but it makes the noise going straight. Sound like the CV joint/axle?
Hey, just reading this. I've exactly the same issue and experience. None of the mechanics can find out what it is. Minimal clicking noise but vibrations when accelerating or braking. What did you end up replacing?
Thank you, no filler just straight to it. Yep it's my cv joint lol damn ittt
Finally found a video with the same noise as my Jeep commander
Same here ... Quick, helpful. I'm pretty sure it's my CV joint, since it's the same sound when I also accelerate and turn
Does it start with occasional clicks here and there then become more frequent as time goes by? Starting to suspect CV axle as I hear audible clicks while stopping, accelerating and occasional bumps.
Fatre about a year of this I can tell you, yes it gradually got worse and worse. Now it knocks just about all the time.
my car does this all the time, generally what causes it is the rubber boots that keep dust out and grease in, get damaged. when this happens, the lack of grease, and the dust getting in, causes the cv joints wear and make this noise
thank you for adding this simple video, it helped confirm what i throught was a cv problem i have in my own vehicle
For those that didn’t know what a CV was(including myself): “A constant-velocity joint (also called a CV joint) is a mechanical coupling which allows the shafts to rotate freely.” -Wikipedia. Basically it allows your driveshaft to rotate and power your wheels
Mine started doing this a couple of weeks ago so I took to a shop and they said bad CV joint so yesterday I bought new CV axles and watched same videos on how to install them so that's tomorrow's project :)
how did it go? was your problem solved?
Ty so much for this! It’s good to know what real trouble sounds like...helps me know if I need to be worried or just need an alignment 👍🏻
1st gen Honda Odyssey minivans are awesome!
I have the same issue. But be sure, that official dealer change the right cv joint. My case, they changed left joint instead of right. (because they got the knocking when they turn wheel left, but knocking was from the right side😂) cost of fail 579 €😅. Final cost will be 1158€.
my. 200sx is doing this rn, this video is a relief cuz now i’m certain it’s my axle😭
Sounds like a popsicle stick in my bike wheel.
Now I need a friend to help me determine which CV axle is the one clicking. Just started hearing clicking when turning and accelerating and I want to nip it in the bud before anything serious happens
I herd this sound on my truck when I was backing out of a spot and I looked an didn't see anything or anyone it freaked my out so badly...
Learned this lesson the hard way from buying a '99 TL. Thankfully the car was cheap and otherwise in great condition
Thank you its the CV Axle
Thank you so much for posting this. I was afraid my transfer case blew up on me.
Sounds healthy enough
Man, that's not too bad. That joint been making noise like that for a while. And now it's bad.lol. thanks thou.
my car makes the same noise on one side. only after i've driven 60+ for half an hour. then the nose begins at low speeds. and when i accelerate to hit 60 again i can only reach 50 before my car shakes like crazy. the thing is i've has the bearings changed and the cv joint. could it still be the cv joint, or the transmission? thank you for the video
Thanks now I know I just got to replace the driver side CV Axle
Like scotty says just keep driving withbit it will still drive fine on and on and on to the moon
This video confirmed my suspicions. Thanks because I found out it was my left CV joint today.
Good kid, mad city van
When I make a sharp left turn and I give my car some gas, it makes a grinding noise and my wheel feels like it's catching on something. I have to ease off on my gas for the car to turn without hesitation. Once the wheel begins to straighten, it doesn't make a noise or is interrupted.
It sounds like maybe your tire is rubbing on something. Check to see if it is rubbing on a fender or splash guard. If not, maybe you have a really bad wheel bearing.
Okay this worries me now... because your video sounds EXACTLY like the noises coming from my vehicle ! But then I came across ☝️his comment, and what he describes sounds a bit like my situation? Like my situation started out with this noise only when turning left/ right as a squeaking, over the months it's gotten louder, and now it's the same just worse. And it's still making this noise after coming out from a turn and straightening... but that only lasts for a few seconds while going straight. It sounds and feels like something is about to break off the bottom/sides of my car right from under me.
Is it possible for a bad cv joint to make this sound when pulling away in a straight line?
Good to know!
Thought so. Oddly enough the left boot was melted in a fire and the joint has been exposed for weeks but the sound is from the right where the boot is just fine
Thanks for the video. I now know it is definitely a bad cv joint in my car
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Mine clunks on turning and braking, need a new set soon
Thanks, that is exactly the sound I have in my Ford Fusion. But that happens only when I am accelerating while steering, I was thinking it could be something with the power steering mechanism. Also I brought it for many country mechanics and all of them told me to ignore it. Do you think it could be worse in the future? The noise seems getting louder (have it for some months).
You can drive with a worn out CV joint for a while, but it will likely eventually break and leave you stranded.
What familiar sound for LADA owners
ok so he was turning left while doing that, now the question is, what side would be gone, the left or the right... that's the hard part to figure out...
my left joint has gone bad and it makes a noise when i turn in either direction. its caused by either turn since when its straight the joint is not flexed.
I find that the outside of a turn side will make the noise on faster or bigger turns. At lower speeds or harder forces it will click anyway
swanner12 mine was the left
Does it make this sound when driving on the straight as well? Anyone know?
If it is bad enough or if it is a problem with the inner joint, it could make the noise while driving straight. However, it usually starts out only being noticeable when turning.
@@JustinMillerAutomotive if it was making that noise but then it got really bad and now the car wont move in neutral, what issue might I have? It was making that noise when I turned like that for a couple days. Then all of the sudden I couldn't go in reverse, and now car can't go backwards or forwards even in neutral. Any ideas...please..
I just had my outer tie rods replaced plus alignment on a 99 century and now I'm hearing a clicking sound. Driving straight or turning it doesn't matter it's always there. Rate of clicking changes with speed also. Any idea?
It is likely some part of the wheel or brake rotor hitting something. For example, maybe the new cotter pin in one of your new tie rod ends could have been left sticking out a little bit and the wheel or a wheel weight is hitting it as it rotates. Try to figure out which side of the car it is coming from by having someone stand beside the car as you slowly drive past. Then, you can remove the wheel and look for signs of rubbing parts. Otherwise, you could take it back to the place where the work was done.
Good video
Yea I have been doing the same thing excalty way and it end up breaking my sway bar so it's in the shop now getting fix
My problem solved, thanks
thanks for an awesome to the point video
I knew all too well had q mercury Milan that had both go bad i have a honda now
Thank You for varifing the soudn thata my car startred makeing yeasterday.
Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Look like I need a cv joint
Sounds like what mine is doing. Did he replace the front left or front right? Which one was bad?
The left side outer joint was bad. Notice which direction you are turning when the noise occurs. That is the side with the bad outer joint.
Hello 2024 recommended !
Ok what does CV mean ?
It stands for "constant velocity," which is the type of flexible join that is found on the axle. This is opposed to a universal joint (or u-joint) that does not rotate at a constant velocity.
@@JustinMillerAutomotive ok. We call it in Brazil homokinetic.
That's what I've got. 😞
Hey how about if you are continue drive a car with a worn cv joint what would happen?
Tony Sam Nothing good brother! Get it looked at
Been driving mine for 3 years with a bad cv joint. I can't afford to fix it.
If it's just a small sound ? The sound is more important In a climb ?
thanks for the video
I have a 2013 Ford escape and had tired replacing & the shop said I needed tie rods replaced so that was done also (April 2, 2020). After that, the clicking started. I've been to the shop 3 times & they hear the clicking, but can't find anything wrong. It only happens when I turn slowly or a u-turn. It's frustrating.
That sounds like a frustrating situation. Somebody ought to be able to figure it out. If it is making a noise, something is wrong!
Was your problem ever resolved? I have a 2013 Edge and can't seem to find the answer.
what is the purpose of the replacement of an axle? my car is in the shop now and the repair man told me it needs to be replace? costing me $400!!! Is it ok to drive with the noise?
If the boot is torn, the joint will fail. If it isn't replaced, it could eventually come apart while driving. This would make the car undrivable at best, or damage surrounding components at worst. Often, you can drive with the noise for a while, but it is impossible to say how long.
I live in Denver
Justin Miller Isn't the opposite of the side your turning. I.E. Right turn Left joint?
No, the problem is usually the side that is on the inside of the turn. When you turn a corner, the inside wheel turns sharper than the outside wheel (it's called toe-out-on-turns), and puts more strain on the CV joint. Because of this, if the noise is loudest on a right turn, it is probably your right joint that is bad.
Same sound. Would this also cause power steering fluid loss ?
No, it shouldn't affect your power steering fluid.
Yup! Thats bad CV joint alright!
Could the same noise apply while driving straight?
Devon Green yes
Yep. Found my issue 😂
bingo my ford expedition does this and now when I'm going straight .
The same type of noise happened to my 91 Toyota Tercel DLX (Automatic). I was on my way to work and it broke completely, now I have to remove it to know what happened cause the car stopped moving! I hope is just the CV Axle and not something else.
Mines do the same also was yours the cv boot?
Would this be the same problem if the car shakes a little when accelerating?
If you have a vibration that only occurs when you are accelerating, it is often caused by the inner joint on the CV axle. So, yes, you would need to replace the axle.
Does it make noise when you let go of the gas pedal?
Not usually, or at least it is less loud when you let off the gas pedal.
Can this happen when you are not accelerating but still turning ?
Maybe . . . but it is usually only when accelerating, or at least more pronounced when accelerating. If it is making the same sound as this and only while turning the wheel then it is probably your CV joint.
Does a bad cv shaft make a clicking noise while in park
No. It may click once when you put it in park and let off of the brake pedal, but the CV axle isn't moving when the car is in park.
Which one is bad? Left or right front or rear?
Front left. We know this because he is turning left.
Just a quick question .. When my car is in park and i go to put it in reverse it makes a loud crunching noise .. The same when i shift to drive .. Could that be a bad cv joint .. ?? ... Its in a 2000 chevy monte carlo ss 3.8 .. Thank you in advance ..
It could be a lot of things, but the first thing that comes to mind is a bad motor mount.
@@JustinMillerAutomotive Thank you .. That will be my starting point ..
I have a 1995 Kawasaki Mule 2510 (not a car, but still uses cv axles) that makes this sound when turning. I would gladly replace them, but one cv axle is $700. Is there any way to rebuild a cv axle? I need something that's under $200.
If it's clicking it's already worn. You could try putting a new boot and grease (clean it first) but it's probably not worth it. That said, you can drive for a while with clacking cv's - when they start doing it when driving straight that means you need to replace it now!
Left or right?
Whichever direction you are turning in when the noise is most pronounced - that is the side of the car with the problem.
That's what I have too. How important is it to fix this? And how much should it cost for parts and labor?
it's pretty important. dangerous to leave to long as the joint can actually disintegrate
+humanyoda It's important enough to fix that if you do not fix the problem eventually things will come apart and do more damage and cost you more money and could lead up to needing a tow.
+humanyoda About $200 for parts and labor (for me) in CO. Very important, as you could damage other parts in the wheel and it will cost you more, eventually it will completely break off and it'll turn on but it won't go anywhere, or the wheel could come off while driving. I would only take one chance on driving it and that's to the auto-shop.
What if it does that without turning?
Does the noise occur only when the vehicle is moving? Then it is likely something wrong with an axle, brake component or wheel. If it is not affected by steering, it is probably not an outer CV joint. Does it change based on load (meaning that it gets worse or better when you accelerate or decelerate)? If so, it could be an inner CV joint. Otherwise, I would look for something that is loose. Good luck!
I didn't hear anything
Cost of fix?
$100-$600 or more, am a mechanic so I paid $145 for my CV Shafts and got them done myself, at a workshop, they may charge you more
Which side cv joint noisy
The side that is in the direction you are turning. For example, if it is loudest when turning left, (as in this video) then it is the left outer CV joint that is bad.
I have changed both new cv joint on my car but it is still cliking noise when turning right
If it is this same sound, then you might have gotten a defective new CV joint or axle. That has happened to me before.
@@JustinMillerAutomotive how did you fix it ???my cv joint are all new. The noise is very anyone when turning only in the right side
If the problem is still coming from the CV joint (you would need to determine this yourself), then you would need to replace the CV joint again--I would recommend using a different brand this time.
My Toyota is doing it, progressively getting worse.
Just like mine
Thank justin sound look like motor bike engine
Too much time until iget your super video
I just put a new joint and axle on now it's making that noise
Did you replace the outer joint? When the noise is occurring, the direction you are turning when the noise is the loudest is the side of the car that has the defective joint. Also, I have had more than one bad CV axle right out of the box--especially if you are dealing with remanufactured parts. If you are sure that you did it right and got the right axle, I would replace it with another--maybe even a different brand this time.
Justin Miller the noise is almost gone now after I grease it up
Yeah it was this sound in my old honda lmao