tyler_arish
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 sport trac xlt
Recently my vehicle has been making a loud humming noise when I am driving. The noise stops when I make a left turn,and when I straighten out the wheele it continues to hum again. yesterday it started making a grinding noise as the tire did a revolution. I looked underneath my vehicle and I saw that the boot had slipped off,there is grease everywhere. Also, there is a bar beside my cv joint that has snapped off. What is this part called? Is it some sort of stabilizer? I have looked on the site for a while now and I found someone with the same problem. How long is this all going to take to replace? And how much will it cost to replace all of these parts? Where is that humming noise coming from? My tire tread is also wearing on the inside. Does this happen when your cv joint starts going.Or is it from that bar that has snapped off? Will i be able to drive my truck to work? will my tire fall off?
Here is the other persons post.
CV joint replacement or repair
Hi Everyone,
Its been awhile since I've been on the site. First of all, I'm not sure if it is the CV joint that I am going to be working on. I have this loud sound that I initially sounded like the tread of my tires on the road. I realized that this wasn't the case because it still sounded the same when I travelled on gravel road. I also had someone drive my truck by me so that I could see if I could hear the same sound outside as I do inside. This wasn't the case. I also thought that my tire maybe loose on the passenger side because this is side where most of the noise is. The tire is tightened properly. Someone had mentioned that it maybe my 4 wheel drive. I put the truck into 4 wheel high and this didn't change anything. What I did notice was that the sound reduced when I turned left. It was loud only when driving straight or right. After doing research here and other sites, it seems to be a CV joint issue.
My questions:
Does this sound like a CV Joint issue?
If so, does repairing the CV joint a better option then replacing?
Or, is there something else that I should try before jumping into fixing the CV joint?
Here is the other persons post.
CV joint replacement or repair
Hi Everyone,
Its been awhile since I've been on the site. First of all, I'm not sure if it is the CV joint that I am going to be working on. I have this loud sound that I initially sounded like the tread of my tires on the road. I realized that this wasn't the case because it still sounded the same when I travelled on gravel road. I also had someone drive my truck by me so that I could see if I could hear the same sound outside as I do inside. This wasn't the case. I also thought that my tire maybe loose on the passenger side because this is side where most of the noise is. The tire is tightened properly. Someone had mentioned that it maybe my 4 wheel drive. I put the truck into 4 wheel high and this didn't change anything. What I did notice was that the sound reduced when I turned left. It was loud only when driving straight or right. After doing research here and other sites, it seems to be a CV joint issue.
My questions:
Does this sound like a CV Joint issue?
If so, does repairing the CV joint a better option then replacing?
Or, is there something else that I should try before jumping into fixing the CV joint?
