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01-15-2019, 10:40 AM
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Bad cv axle?
Okay so a while back ago, my ball joints were replaced. They had a tear on both of them and i could feel the tire wiggle a little, so I ended up replacing them eith Moog brand ball joints. Afterward, when i went to shake the tire again, i noticed it was still moving back and forth, so I ended up replacing my wheel hubs. They’re PVH kind so all that’s holding it are two washers, no nut. After replacing those rusty things, I went to shake it again and it’s STILL moving back and forth. When I go to pull my tie rod in and out, they dont move so that’s good. But when I shake the wheel, the tie rod does move. Could this be cause i might’ve messed up my cv axle during the ball joint installation? I really beat the heck out of it but i thought they were stronger than that.
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01-15-2019, 11:01 AM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
define back and forth. where are your hands on the tire? 9 and 3 or 12 and 6?
which BJs did you replace? upper? Lower? all 4?
you could also have an issue with the whole steering rack or the inner tie rods
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01-15-2019, 01:10 PM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
define back and forth. where are your hands on the tire? 9 and 3 or 12 and 6?
which BJs did you replace? upper? Lower? all 4?
you could also have an issue with the whole steering rack or the inner tie rods
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No matter where my hands are on the tire, it wiggles. It wiggles left to right, side to side, horizontally. And I replaced the lower ball joints
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I can also wiggle my cv axle around while it’s sitting on flat ground. I can push it in and out, left to right, all that.
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01-15-2019, 01:28 PM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
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No matter where my hands are on the tire, it wiggles. It wiggles left to right, side to side, horizontally. And I replaced the lower ball joints
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I can also wiggle my cv axle around while it’s sitting on flat ground. I can push it in and out, left to right, all that.
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how are the uppers? a little play is normal. have someone else wiggle the tire and look at the inner tie rods/ rack. Its possible you have a bad rack
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01-15-2019, 06:53 PM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
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how are the uppers? a little play is normal. have someone else wiggle the tire and look at the inner tie rods/ rack. Its possible you have a bad rack
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Upper ball joints I noticed one side has a small tear so I will have to replace them soon. And the rack? Is that the rod from the steering wheel?
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01-16-2019, 06:12 AM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
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Upper ball joints I noticed one side has a small tear so I will have to replace them soon. And the rack? Is that the rod from the steering wheel?
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no, that is the steering shaft, the rack is what actually turns the wheels and what the tie rods connect to
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01-16-2019, 10:36 AM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
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no, that is the steering shaft, the rack is what actually turns the wheels and what the tie rods connect to
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I’ll look into that! Thank you
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01-16-2019, 06:51 PM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
If you can move the wheel in all directions, most likely the bearing is bad.
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01-18-2019, 07:43 PM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
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If you can move the wheel in all directions, most likely the bearing is bad.
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At times when I’m backing up and turn the wheel hard, i can hear and feel a clicking sound too
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01-19-2019, 09:53 AM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
If it's clicking when turning it's most likely a worn cv axle.
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01-19-2019, 07:15 PM
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Re: Bad cv axle?
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If it's clicking when turning it's most likely a worn cv axle.
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Okay that’s what I’m hoping it is cause it’d be easier to replace. Here’s what I’m working with. It’s not held on by a nut, it only has a washer holding it and I’m able to move it around.
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