Axles (also known as driveshafts) transmit torque from the transmission to the wheels. Without them, you'll go nowhere. Sometimes both of them transmit torque-like in limited-slip differential ...
The constant velocity, or CV, joint lives only as long as its grease. A blown rubber boot combined with velocity can spin grease out and let in road crud. A telltale clik-clik-clik means it’s already ...
That clicking noise that your front-wheel-drive car makes as you accelerate around low-speed righthand corners has been getting a little louder for weeks. One afternoon, just as you pull out of the ...
Yearly maintenance is an absolute must for any car. You never know when something will go wrong with your vehicle, and some precautions will go a long way to help you avoid highly sizable repair costs ...
As a car owner, your routine automobile maintenance items should include changing the engine oil, windshield wiper blade replacement, and tire rotation. In addition, some auto parts, like engine hoses ...
How do I know if I need new axle shafts or if I just need to replace my CV boots?<br><br>My wife's car ('97 Subaru Legacy) threw an engine code yesterday and in the course of checking that out I ...
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Conventional wisdom typically sets no time or mileage interval to replace drive-axle boots, which are more commonly known as CV-joint boots (“CV” being short for “constant velocity”). Although they ...