2002 cadillac 125,000 miles.
While I was changing my brakes I noticed grease spray. It is coming from a crack in the rubber boot on the CV joint. I have replaced CV axles before and I am just not up to doing this. I checked with Pep Boys and they said they would do both for $390. This sounds fair to me, but I am concerned about quality since I know they will have to disconnect the tie rod ends and the part of the wheel that pivots.
I thought Pep Boys was more of tires, radiators, water pumps, brakes, shocks, alternator type place.
What are your experiences with them ? What about Midas or Hibdons ?
Is Pep Boys any good ? ( for replacing CV axles )?
Yes, them and Firestone have very good reviews
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
What is causing the vibration on my front passenger tire during braking to a stop and at speeds around 70 Mph?
There was also a high pitched clicking sound at 70 mph that was resolved by changing the strut. Also, when I am driving at speeds lower than 10 mph I sometimes get a %26quot;KLONK%26quot; sound when turning. Due to the %26quot;klonk%26quot; sound I changed to CV joint, but the problem still remains. I took it to two mechanics, but the problem is still there... I'm to the point that I'm just letting it get worse so that it will be easier to diagnose. I'm just worried that something may fail when I have my 2 year old son with me :( I suspect that it is something to do with the suspension or steering...
What is causing the vibration on my front passenger tire during braking to a stop and at speeds around 70 Mph?
Check inner and outer tie rods and, upper and lower ball joints. The clunk makes me guess an upper ball joint is worn. It seems to me the mechanics should have been able to figure this out out. You might want to ask around for a reputable mechanic.
What is causing the vibration on my front passenger tire during braking to a stop and at speeds around 70 Mph?
The %26quot;Clonk%26quot; sound when turning is the critical clue here. The Ball joints are worn out. Not a job for the faint hearted or a dubious mechanic, as it leads to much cursing and tool throwing. The ball joints are located above and below the CV joint and are Pressed in and out with hydraulic tools(If done properly). The Mechanics who looked at this should have checked this first. There is a very simple test to figure this out. With your car on a level surface, Stand beside the front end and give it a hard shove to the side. You should hear the %26quot;Clonk%26quot; when you do this. Take the car to a decent front end shop, suspension shop, or to the stealership. Yes they will all rob you blind but piece of mind is a valuable thing. A certified mechanic with good liability coverage is well worth the overinflated price.
Check your wheel bearings. This could cause all that you have described.
Control arm bushings are a good place to start.
What is causing the vibration on my front passenger tire during braking to a stop and at speeds around 70 Mph?
Check inner and outer tie rods and, upper and lower ball joints. The clunk makes me guess an upper ball joint is worn. It seems to me the mechanics should have been able to figure this out out. You might want to ask around for a reputable mechanic.
What is causing the vibration on my front passenger tire during braking to a stop and at speeds around 70 Mph?
The %26quot;Clonk%26quot; sound when turning is the critical clue here. The Ball joints are worn out. Not a job for the faint hearted or a dubious mechanic, as it leads to much cursing and tool throwing. The ball joints are located above and below the CV joint and are Pressed in and out with hydraulic tools(If done properly). The Mechanics who looked at this should have checked this first. There is a very simple test to figure this out. With your car on a level surface, Stand beside the front end and give it a hard shove to the side. You should hear the %26quot;Clonk%26quot; when you do this. Take the car to a decent front end shop, suspension shop, or to the stealership. Yes they will all rob you blind but piece of mind is a valuable thing. A certified mechanic with good liability coverage is well worth the overinflated price.
Check your wheel bearings. This could cause all that you have described.
Control arm bushings are a good place to start.
How should I spend my tax check- 3 options?
I need to finish my dental work I need another root canal and I need a permanant cap put on the side I already had done, the other side I didn't even start yet it's a missing tooth and it's in the back so it's not really visable it just bothers me because I know I'm missing a tooth. It's around $1000 and would take my whole tax check.
My car is literally falling apart needs a tune up oil change shocks and a new cv joint and axel. Again would take my whole tax check
I owe capital one 1000. Same thing whole tax check
Which one is the most importanat?
How should I spend my tax check- 3 options?
Well your teeth will have to wait
I was going to choose your car till I seen you owe
Capital One ,
They charge late fees which accrue each month ( or maybe wks I would check it out) this can add up real fast and be very stressful not to mention owing a bank goes on your **Credit
Report** and can of course ruin your credit So forget about buying a new car later.
Trust me pay Capital One
Get someone to drive you to work
and since your teeth arent bothering you to much they can wait
Besides if you dont pay your bills you wont be doing much smiling anyway!!!
How should I spend my tax check- 3 options?
I would pay capital one, that way you have good credit and you can charge the other 2 things and pay on them, rather than having to pay all at once.
I say pay Capital One. Then you'll have one less monthly payment, thus giving you more money each month to put aside for your car and your teeth. And in the long run, if you wait to pay Capital One, you'll be wasting money because of interest rates.
get your tooth fixed
Capital One - your credit is very important, so keep it squeeky clean by getting rid of this debt! If you free up the card, then you could always use it again if there's an emergency with your car.
As far as your dental work - find a dentist that takes monthly payments and get it done!
Best wishes!
I would fix your car. The other things can wait, but you won't be able to do ANYTHING without your vehicle.
I would say, pay off CapitalOne and then go here for a loan from them for your dental needs
http://www.capitalonehealthcarefinance.com/dental/
See which one would offer you a better interest rate and take it from there.
the credit card debt. considering you are probably pay close to the min. payment and the interest is probably around 19%. I would get rid of that first. The car, maybe start to look at something a little better and not waste your time on a piece of junk.
Tooth. You can get your teeth to the point that they can't be fixed. Everything else can be replaced.
pay off the credit card. Sell the car and buy a newer one. As for the dental work .. save up then have the work done.
Fix the car. You can pay minimums to Capital One and the dental work is not an emergency. Plus with the car you can get a job to pay for the other things. Without the car, how can you work?
Tough one! I would say stay with the crdt card bill.
I would say fix your car and ask if you can make payments on the dental work? Or vise versa some car shops finance now so if they do then why not.
Your car is the most important one. With no car you cant get to work to pay for the other things.software drawing a circle
My car is literally falling apart needs a tune up oil change shocks and a new cv joint and axel. Again would take my whole tax check
I owe capital one 1000. Same thing whole tax check
Which one is the most importanat?
How should I spend my tax check- 3 options?
Well your teeth will have to wait
I was going to choose your car till I seen you owe
Capital One ,
They charge late fees which accrue each month ( or maybe wks I would check it out) this can add up real fast and be very stressful not to mention owing a bank goes on your **Credit
Report** and can of course ruin your credit So forget about buying a new car later.
Trust me pay Capital One
Get someone to drive you to work
and since your teeth arent bothering you to much they can wait
Besides if you dont pay your bills you wont be doing much smiling anyway!!!
How should I spend my tax check- 3 options?
I would pay capital one, that way you have good credit and you can charge the other 2 things and pay on them, rather than having to pay all at once.
I say pay Capital One. Then you'll have one less monthly payment, thus giving you more money each month to put aside for your car and your teeth. And in the long run, if you wait to pay Capital One, you'll be wasting money because of interest rates.
get your tooth fixed
Capital One - your credit is very important, so keep it squeeky clean by getting rid of this debt! If you free up the card, then you could always use it again if there's an emergency with your car.
As far as your dental work - find a dentist that takes monthly payments and get it done!
Best wishes!
I would fix your car. The other things can wait, but you won't be able to do ANYTHING without your vehicle.
I would say, pay off CapitalOne and then go here for a loan from them for your dental needs
http://www.capitalonehealthcarefinance.com/dental/
See which one would offer you a better interest rate and take it from there.
the credit card debt. considering you are probably pay close to the min. payment and the interest is probably around 19%. I would get rid of that first. The car, maybe start to look at something a little better and not waste your time on a piece of junk.
Tooth. You can get your teeth to the point that they can't be fixed. Everything else can be replaced.
pay off the credit card. Sell the car and buy a newer one. As for the dental work .. save up then have the work done.
Fix the car. You can pay minimums to Capital One and the dental work is not an emergency. Plus with the car you can get a job to pay for the other things. Without the car, how can you work?
Tough one! I would say stay with the crdt card bill.
I would say fix your car and ask if you can make payments on the dental work? Or vise versa some car shops finance now so if they do then why not.
Your car is the most important one. With no car you cant get to work to pay for the other things.
Any one know why my steering feels loose and jerks when i run over bumps, & the steering wheel isnt centered?
I just changed the driver's side CV joint. I am not sure how this effected the steering Colum since the CV joint connects to the transmission. its and older car, 1987 Buick.
Any one know why my steering feels loose and jerks when i run over bumps, %26amp; the steering wheel isnt centered?
If you unmounted the McPherson strut when changing the axle which I believe you would have to do when swapping the axles then the remounting of the strut may not be where it was before starting. The strut holds the tire upright and controls how the top of the tire leans in or out. When you reattached the strut it did not get put back where it had been and now the tie-rod attached to it is now out of position. I doubt anything is worn out this soon after replacing the axle. Take the car in for a front end alignment and the shop should be able to reposition it for you.
Any one know why my steering feels loose and jerks when i run over bumps, %26amp; the steering wheel isnt centered?
alignment sounds like you didnt do something right
You have a suspension problem. Your CV shaft shouldn't affect the wheel alinement unless for some reason your tie rod ends have been replaced or adjusted.
Check ball joints, tie rods
Worn ball joints (if equipped), worn tie rod ends, worn shocks. Or possibly you didn't get everything tightened properly after working on it. The steering wheel being not centered indicates bad wheel alignment which can be contributed to the aforementioned parts being worn out.
im unfamiliar with the design of your steering system, but take into account all the things mentioned above as well as steering rack bushings.
i would say ball joints, get them replaced but first make sure which ones, even when they look good you have to test them, get the wheels out one by one and shake the ball joints, they shouldn't have any loose movement.
Any one know why my steering feels loose and jerks when i run over bumps, %26amp; the steering wheel isnt centered?
If you unmounted the McPherson strut when changing the axle which I believe you would have to do when swapping the axles then the remounting of the strut may not be where it was before starting. The strut holds the tire upright and controls how the top of the tire leans in or out. When you reattached the strut it did not get put back where it had been and now the tie-rod attached to it is now out of position. I doubt anything is worn out this soon after replacing the axle. Take the car in for a front end alignment and the shop should be able to reposition it for you.
Any one know why my steering feels loose and jerks when i run over bumps, %26amp; the steering wheel isnt centered?
alignment sounds like you didnt do something right
You have a suspension problem. Your CV shaft shouldn't affect the wheel alinement unless for some reason your tie rod ends have been replaced or adjusted.
Check ball joints, tie rods
Worn ball joints (if equipped), worn tie rod ends, worn shocks. Or possibly you didn't get everything tightened properly after working on it. The steering wheel being not centered indicates bad wheel alignment which can be contributed to the aforementioned parts being worn out.
im unfamiliar with the design of your steering system, but take into account all the things mentioned above as well as steering rack bushings.
i would say ball joints, get them replaced but first make sure which ones, even when they look good you have to test them, get the wheels out one by one and shake the ball joints, they shouldn't have any loose movement.
Clicking popping sound coming from front right side of 98 mazda 626?
Already changed out the CV-joints, the lower right ball joint, brakes are in good shape, no noise from the bearing.
It only does it when I am applying the brakes and coming to a stop, I hear the noise at around 10mph and under...
Clicking popping sound coming from front right side of 98 mazda 626?
Believe it or not, but check to see that your lugnuts are properly tightened!
It only does it when I am applying the brakes and coming to a stop, I hear the noise at around 10mph and under...
Clicking popping sound coming from front right side of 98 mazda 626?
Believe it or not, but check to see that your lugnuts are properly tightened!
Noise in clutch area, ratling in the powertrain Suzuki Swift?
I'm a mecanician and a change my clucth (pressure plate, clucth disc, resurfaced the flywheel and pilot bearind and clucth bearing) on my suzuki swift 2000 last winter. Since 2 or 3 month I have some rattle in the powertrain, only when the car is cold. The rattle is on the 1 2 and thrid gear. I change cv joint and wheel bearing, and the rattle is still there. After that I think that might be the differential in the transmission. I try another transmission and the rattle is still there.
When I bolt the flywheel to the crank I remember I use my impact gun to bolt the flywheel. I don't tork the bolt with a tork wrench.
The rattle can be cause by that? It's a clicking noise and some times we can feel the noise under the car in the middle. Just where the radio is but on the floor. It's not the engine mount I check it.
What do you think of that?
Noise in clutch area, ratling in the powertrain Suzuki Swift?
Noise not in trans if you changed transmissions, has to be something else.
Noise in clutch area, ratling in the powertrain Suzuki Swift?
could be a cracked flywheel
maybe your clutch thrust bearing. Do you drive aggressively?
When I bolt the flywheel to the crank I remember I use my impact gun to bolt the flywheel. I don't tork the bolt with a tork wrench.
The rattle can be cause by that? It's a clicking noise and some times we can feel the noise under the car in the middle. Just where the radio is but on the floor. It's not the engine mount I check it.
What do you think of that?
Noise in clutch area, ratling in the powertrain Suzuki Swift?
Noise not in trans if you changed transmissions, has to be something else.
Noise in clutch area, ratling in the powertrain Suzuki Swift?
could be a cracked flywheel
maybe your clutch thrust bearing. Do you drive aggressively?
Peugeot 206 problems?
i bought a peugeot 206 around christmas time (08) since we got it we have had nothing but trouble to be honest but hey, that's a different story
but my problem is that the car is so smoky! ive tried a treatment thing about 20k miles ago but it never helped in the slightest. (the car has 120k miles on it so its very high, but it has come with full service history)
it also smells very exhausty inside the car when we go on runs (if that makes sense!) im just wondering if anyone knows or has a hint of whats wrong?
Ive already changed:
CV joint
Ball joint
Exhaust is being changed this weekend
brake disks/pads
any suggestions will be great thanks
Peugeot 206 problems?
Change your oil filter and fuel filter, that may get rid of the smoke.
Peugeot 206 problems?
i had this problem with my 2007 one and it was very smoky - obviously because it was on warranty the garage sorted it out but never told me what the problem was - a common thing they did.
I also had to have a new gear box, 4 new tyres, a new exhaust and also can you believe a new engine - this took a total of 3 months.
In the end i sold the car as it was more trouble than it was worth
I think maybe you should demand things from the people who sold you the car as its not your fault it has come with all these problems
If it has been used hard before you got it it is probably just a worn out engine
Diesel or petrol?
but my problem is that the car is so smoky! ive tried a treatment thing about 20k miles ago but it never helped in the slightest. (the car has 120k miles on it so its very high, but it has come with full service history)
it also smells very exhausty inside the car when we go on runs (if that makes sense!) im just wondering if anyone knows or has a hint of whats wrong?
Ive already changed:
CV joint
Ball joint
Exhaust is being changed this weekend
brake disks/pads
any suggestions will be great thanks
Peugeot 206 problems?
Change your oil filter and fuel filter, that may get rid of the smoke.
Peugeot 206 problems?
i had this problem with my 2007 one and it was very smoky - obviously because it was on warranty the garage sorted it out but never told me what the problem was - a common thing they did.
I also had to have a new gear box, 4 new tyres, a new exhaust and also can you believe a new engine - this took a total of 3 months.
In the end i sold the car as it was more trouble than it was worth
I think maybe you should demand things from the people who sold you the car as its not your fault it has come with all these problems
If it has been used hard before you got it it is probably just a worn out engine
Diesel or petrol?
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