Well, it looks like its that time of the year.....

My missus and I have both been hearing a loud scraping noise when turning right on full lock. At frist I thought it might have been the brakes playing up, but it only seems to be coming from the front right hand tire. I tryed looking at the CV booths and they don't seem to be damaged or leaking but over the last few days the noise has gotten worse.

I guess what i want to know is:

1. How much do CV joints cost?

2. Anyone know anyone in S/E suburbs of melbourne that fit them for a good price?

3. or better still, how hard are they to install?

4. or EVEN better (or worse :cry: ), could it be something else other than the CVs?

BTW, 2001 TJ exec

Check that nothing is touching the tyres at full lock dude.

Could be a guard that has come loose or something.

Check that nothing is touching the tyres at full lock dude.

Could be a guard that has come loose or something.


thought of that one two. nothing that i can see is rubbing, the sound is a more metalic rubbing (I should say "grinding") sound.

brake pads scraping maybe? could possibly be loose and they might be a little worn. just throwing it out there, probably not it.

CV's are usually a distinct "click click click click" when turning that increases in speed as you accelerate...
-Ian

Checking the CV's are pretty easy to check actually, once you've been shown where you need to look.

If it's on the front tyres, simply turn them to full-lock and then look for the drive-shaft. Right behind where the brake/wheel hub is, there should be a rubber boot. If this is broken, congratulations you have a broken CV. If not, it could be something else, but I'd still get a mechanic to check out the CV's anyway.

Here's how I checked my CV joints.

1- Jack up front of the car and put it on strong reliable car stands. make sure the handbrake is engaged.
2- Remove wheel.
3- Turn on the ignition and put the car into drive. DO NOT RELEASE HAND BRAKE...lol sounds stupid, but force of habit, you know...
4- Listen for a clicking/ non-constant grinding noise (more like a buckled bicycle wheel rubbing on the brakes sort of grinding)...make sure the brake rotors are straight.
5- Then turn from side to side slowly and listen for clicking/ grinding (as described above).

If nothing is present like this, seeing as you've got the wheel off, just make sure nothing is scraping agains the moving parts.:)

-Ian

I checked my CV joints by stickin my arm into my rim and seeing how much grease was all over my hand when i pulled it out!
If you think you need new cv boots/joints. It's a good idea to repllace the entire driveshafts. Its a bit more expensive, but it saves you busting another cv in the future coz of a worn driveshaft.

Ive just had both mine replaced.Cost me $480.00 for 2 new ones fitted.