holidaychicken
Well-Known Member
Not posted for a while so here goes, 2004 4.4 petrol- 115K miles.
i have a knocking / ticking noise when i accelerate around a bend or off of a roundabout and i think its my outer front CV joints that need changing, why not, everything else has been.
Question is, has anyone changed their outer CV joints as they range in price from £40 each (shaftec) to £140 each and wondered what the difference in quality is or whether its worth changing the complete drive shafts including the inner joints which is something i cannot afford to do at the moment (in all honesty can't afford to do any of it but don't want a cv joint to let go) with both complete shafts running towards the usual £500 mark.
i have an occasional knock from the front suspension so i am guessing some of the parts i would need to remove to access the joints could also be replaced while its apart so if i can replace the outer cv joints and lower arms etc that would be my preferred course but don't want to be stripping it down again any time soon to replace something i should have changed while i was there.
Any advice much appreciated as always
i have a knocking / ticking noise when i accelerate around a bend or off of a roundabout and i think its my outer front CV joints that need changing, why not, everything else has been.
Question is, has anyone changed their outer CV joints as they range in price from £40 each (shaftec) to £140 each and wondered what the difference in quality is or whether its worth changing the complete drive shafts including the inner joints which is something i cannot afford to do at the moment (in all honesty can't afford to do any of it but don't want a cv joint to let go) with both complete shafts running towards the usual £500 mark.
i have an occasional knock from the front suspension so i am guessing some of the parts i would need to remove to access the joints could also be replaced while its apart so if i can replace the outer cv joints and lower arms etc that would be my preferred course but don't want to be stripping it down again any time soon to replace something i should have changed while i was there.
Any advice much appreciated as always