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Is it possible to do an evaluation of CV joints while they're still on the axle (and the axle(s) are still in the car)?
Working on the wife's Golf (clutch job and suspension refresh) and I have the axles disconnected from the differential, but not from the knuckles/rotors.
The reason why I'm focusing on the CV joints is because I had thought that I'd heard typical CV joint problem noises, though nothing seemed conclusive: I'm not seeing any obvious suspension issues that could have been emitting similar noises.
All boots are tear free, so no smoking gun there.
I've read that one can check for excessive play by just turning the axle(s) back and forth. I don't believe that this would necessarily be conclusive if a joint is just starting to decline.
Can I inspect w/o having to put on new boots? I'm thinking that the only way to be sure of the condition is to clean and do a visual.
Differences in approach for outers?
I'd really like to just bolt things up so I can be done with this clutch job and the suspension refresh, deal with CV joint issues at another time. BUT, since I've got things apart it seems like NOW is the time to investigate.
I've got driver's side inner and outer CV joint rebuild kits (I'd gotten these for my car and had put off this job until I got the wife's car done).
Working on the wife's Golf (clutch job and suspension refresh) and I have the axles disconnected from the differential, but not from the knuckles/rotors.
The reason why I'm focusing on the CV joints is because I had thought that I'd heard typical CV joint problem noises, though nothing seemed conclusive: I'm not seeing any obvious suspension issues that could have been emitting similar noises.
All boots are tear free, so no smoking gun there.
I've read that one can check for excessive play by just turning the axle(s) back and forth. I don't believe that this would necessarily be conclusive if a joint is just starting to decline.
Can I inspect w/o having to put on new boots? I'm thinking that the only way to be sure of the condition is to clean and do a visual.
Differences in approach for outers?
I'd really like to just bolt things up so I can be done with this clutch job and the suspension refresh, deal with CV joint issues at another time. BUT, since I've got things apart it seems like NOW is the time to investigate.
I've got driver's side inner and outer CV joint rebuild kits (I'd gotten these for my car and had put off this job until I got the wife's car done).