Clio cv boot problem???
Tony my fellow Welshman,, CV joints,, you can get recon complete drive shafts,, go to a motor factors and price them up,, in the UK half shafts are on rear wheel drive vehicles only,, on front wheel drive vehicles we call them drive shafts,,and the ends are called CV joints (constant velocity joints) it is much easier to change the complete shaft rather than just a CV joint,, usually if you put the car on full lock and drive round in a tight circle you will hear a clicking sound if a joint is worn try on both locks (in a car park) ,,, plus I am not sure if you can actually change the CV joints on this model it may be a complete shaft with joints already fitted (recon) much cheaper than new ones,,, check with the motor factors !
I hope I have helped you; Good Luck !
Clio cv boot problem???
Thanks for best answer,,clean out old grease from CV joint,,with brake cleaner and rags,, get the right grease for CV joints,,(graphite grease) grease it back up (well) re-fit the boots,, checking their in good nick,,fit new cable ties,, clean up mess,,job done. good luck Taff ! let me know !
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Greasing is a temp job,,as long as your boots are in tact keeping the grease in and the water out you can get away with it for a good while keep an ear out for the noise coming back and getting louder.once again good luck Taff !
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If you are getting noise from a CV joint, its best to replace the entire joint, as there is probably some mechanical damage to the joint.
You can sometimes get an entire assembly of InnerCV-Shaft-OuterCV for just a few dollars more than buying the just the inner and outer joints separately.
when you have problems with the cv axels it's best to change both,,, and with what they cost (at least here in the US) it's cheaper, (Time and effort) to replace the whole axle. The main thing to remember is make sure that you install them correctly if they don't CLICK into place they will work but make noise and possible pop back out while driving Good luck
most of the time a bad cv joint will make a popping noise on a turn i would check wheel bearings
Forget the boot. You're in the market for two half shafts as soon as you start hearing noise turning in both directions. It's actually less expensive to install complete re-manufactured half shafts rather than than individual CV Joints. It's cleaner and takes less time replacing an *inner and outer CV joint and an axle all together as a unit. That *unit is called a half shaft.
If you don't believe me total up all bad CV Joints and the cost of labor disassemble the old ones from the axles and installing new ones.
Price half shafts at any auto parts store. Renault Clio autos are very rare in America. I'm unable to send you a price for a half shaft.
If the CV joint has only recently started to make a noise you may be lucky and get way with only re-greasing the joint.
You will need to remove the whole drive shaft, remove the CV joint boots, use some petrol to clean out the old grease. Then re-pack the joint with fresh new CV joint grease. Replace the CV joint boot with a new joint and then replace the drive shaft.
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