I have looked(searched) and i can't find out what will happen if you wheel on worn out cv's! I know my cv's are dead,because they clunk and click like a mo-fo! My question is since there is no hope for them can I keep running with them with all the noise and be fine or will it snap and poke a hole in something? I can live with the noise but not a hole or my wheels shooting off my rig?
If you break them, they typically just grenade the CV housing with a loud bang. They usually wont hurt anything else when they go, other than not being able to use 4wd. You'll need to switch over to 2wd to drive though until you can replace it.
------------------------------------------------------------ <--Click Me! "As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog."
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin
Posts: 18632 | Location: Mesa, AZ | Registered: June 23, 2002
If it breaks completely and takes the boot with it, it could be flopping around and get in the way of suspension movement or steering. You can just remove it though if it goes and put it back together again without it, but don't drive long that way, as you'll be able to get dirt, etc. in your bearings without a halfshaft there.
1998 Frontier 4x4, 2002 Xterra 4x4, and Z28 street rocket Pass here and go on. You're on the road to heaven - Kerouac
Posts: 22091 | Location: Home of the AZ runs | Registered: June 22, 2002
N4W follows the Tread Lightly philisophy and asks that members do the same. Let's keep our trails open! For more information on Tread Lightly, visit their website!
<--Click Me!
