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Subject:Re: do bad CV joints click in a turn??
From:jimt
Date:Thu, 19 May 2005 18:20:15 -0600

On 5/19/05 5:27 PM, "Robert Harris" <rdh24@CORNELL.EDU> wrote:

> So many people have mentioned this that I'm starting to believe it is true
> but it still doesn't make sense to my feeble brain... can you really tell
> if CVs are going bad on a Vanagon/Bus by listening for clicking in a tight
> turn?  Thought this only went for FRONT-drive cars???  My Westy's CVs
> appear fine at the moment -- so just a case of Inquiring Minds Want to Know.
> Robert H
> Ithaca, NY
>
I have seen many a bad cv on the rear of a vehicle that never clicked in a
turn but made many other noises sounding like bearings.
jimt