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Hi - wonder if anyone can help here - my van has just started knocking a little if im making a tight left turn, usually when coming off a roundabout etc.

Am i right in thinking this is a CV joint that is worn ? is it possible it could have lost some grease or is the option to replace the CV joint, and if so - is it ok to source a new drivesahft from a scrapyard or is a new Cv on the cards ?

Is there any tests i can do to figure out where the problem is ? After reading some posts on the internet, im assuming the problem is with the right hand side, allthough im not sure how to confirm this.

Cheers

if it is in early stages, just pop under the back, and "wiggle" the drive shaft from left to right, (gearbox to wheel) a few times, one shaft at a time, driving between times, redistributes the grease, and stops the noise if it is that.....
drove mine for 60k miles like that, finally replaced the drive shaft last week after it refused to stop clanking, even in a straight line

edited coz i cant read properly

make sure your castelated nuts are tight.this happened to me.and i could undo the nut with me fingers..

Daft one... just check that all your wheel nuts are tight

MG

Harlequin Syncro wrote:Daft one... just check that all your wheel nuts are tight

MG

good point, esp if you have anything other than standard steel wheels

Knackered ball joints? (If the noise is frontwards!)

thanks everyone,

I will give these all i check -

Not sure if its worth mentioning but the other day i pulled the back right wheel back & forward when it was off the ground & it's solid no movement - but when the wheel is on the ground there is a knock when i grab the wheel & push it?

Cheers

If you can feel some play in it when its on the ground, it may be the wheel bearing is on its way out.
MG

outers only last , sometimes, 70K, so they are expendable.
inners last longer.
But are easy and cheap to repair from GSF etc., if you are a DIYer

amazing how hub nuts are loose on some but are 250ft lbs on others?