CV Joints???

[son of lucas]

Originally Posted by 01001010

Son of Lucas, I do appreciate your response, but I really cant locate the witness mark you speak of...can you point it would for me with a mark or something...or if anyone who knows do so as well?? Thanks guys! The tab keeps growing for many of your, are Coronas fine???

Well, unfortunately, i'm nowhere near talented enough with a computur to be able to show you..but try this..
start the car(so you have the benefit of power steering)..have a helper get in the car and turn the wheel fully left(foot on brake, trans in park, etc. etc. blah blah)
locate the front passenger side tie rod end..now check to see if the collar is hitting on the bracket right near the bolt you have circled.
it should be obvious if there is any interference.
hope this helps

[01001010]

wow, there must be some devine intervention here from the Rover Gods....I just came in from checking...

Unfortunately, I've got a bad CV for SURE. I dont feel too bad about it since I've been dyin to work on ANYTHING on my truck (it runs so well I only do reg maint. lol) and this gives me a reason, and one hek of a valid excuse to spend 300bux on a new one with the rebuild kit, and the LR Gear Lube. Should be a fun and educational repair. Since I'll be using the new LR Gear Lube for the new one, I'll also go ahaed and drain the RH swivel and Lube that one up as well. I have pics...I'm resizing them now....I'll edit this post and put them up.

brb...

[ibjettin]

well it does sound a lot funner than just tightening a bolt

[01001010]

Originally Posted by ibjettin

well it does sound a lot funner than just tightening a bolt

LOL...yep..LOL... I did find the spot he was lookin for though...



Guess that was a trail-inflicted scrape. My LH CV is a goner though, I've been makin REEEAALLY wide turns to avoid the sound. It's a dreadful one.

[John C]

Originally Posted by 01001010

wow, there must be some devine intervention here from the Rover Gods....I just came in from checking...

Unfortunately, I've got a bad CV for SURE. I dont feel too bad about it since I've been dyin to work on ANYTHING on my truck (it runs so well I only do reg maint. lol) and this gives me a reason, and one hek of a valid excuse to spend 300bux on a new one with the rebuild kit, and the LR Gear Lube. Should be a fun and educational repair. Since I'll be using the new LR Gear Lube for the new one, I'll also go ahaed and drain the RH swivel and Lube that one up as well. I have pics...I'm resizing them now....I'll edit this post and put them up.

brb...

You can get the CVs for a lot less (check out RN). If you plan on doing some water crossings I would not use the grease in the swivels, it'll be a PIA to drain the grease when water gets in the CV housing.

[01001010]

Would it help if I mix it in with Gear Oil like a 50/50 mix so it still flows? Or stick to Oil completely???

[01001010]

Hey guys...

So I got my CV already, but I'm still waiting on the Grease, Rotors and Pads because I want to do it all in one shot...but just a few minutes ago, as I took my foot off the accelerator, I heard a grinding sound...almost the same as a warped rotor under braking, but without the vibrations. Could this be that the race within the joint has totally shattered, leaving the axle to move around more than it ever should? Since its the left CV, and since the left axle is the longerst, I would think that if that was the case, there would be a terrible vibration. Someone please guide me in the right path, since this is me daily driver and I would not be able to leave it parked while it gets serviced in my driveway.

Thanks in advance!

[01001010]

It ONLY happens when I remove my foot from the accelerator and it continues under braking. In other words, I dont have to step on the brakes for the sound to be emitted.

[01001010]

I forgot to mention that its happening while going in a straight line.

While driving home from my sister's house, which is where I initially posted from, I tried doing it again to see if I can narrow it down and feel for vibrations. I determined that it doesnt happen all the time. The car had enough time to cool off while I was at my sister's so that might have something to do with it.

Could this be the sound of a dry CV??? It's too dark to inspect for leakage right now so it'll have to wait till morning.

NOTE TO SELF: Don't be a cheapo and pay for fast shipping so project can get done quicker.