Cv joints. I have a click click click when i turn hard which i have been told is the cv joint so i am having that replaced today

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shazpetal, Dec 3, 6:04am
I have a click click click when I turn hard which I have been told is the cv joint so I am having that replaced today but I also have a wobble when I go over 80km, the whole car gets a shimmy going on but it's not all the time and it's when driving straight. I was told this was my back tyres as the wobble wasn't in the steering wheel, so I got new tyres put on the back and I still have the wobbles so my question is will this be from the cv joint does any one have any clues. it actually scares the cr.p out of me when it does it.
thanks
mm12345, Dec 3, 6:13am
Tell the garage doing the CV joint today about it, and ask them to check things over.No - a bung CV joint shouldn't cause severe wobble/shimmy.
steve312, Dec 3, 6:15am
The CV joint could cause the wobble if it is very badly worn but I would doubt it.The CV would need to be absolutely stuffed to do so.Check that one of the front tyres hasn't got a separated case.Jack the car up and check for an out of round tyre or a bulge in it.
shazpetal, Dec 3, 6:18am
thanks I will tell them but I like to have a bit of a heads up because being female some try to put one over me and feed me nonsense, I think they see dollar signs lol
shazpetal, Dec 3, 6:20am
sorry forgot to say the front tyres are 6mths old and I have had a wheel alignment done and the warrant is only 3wks old. It just started out of the blue about 3 wks ago
mrfxit, Dec 3, 6:50am
Nope, a totally routed CV still won't do that, BUT the wheel bearing would.
Yes remember to mention all of this before the garage does the job
mm12345, Dec 3, 6:52am
If it isn't one of the tyres stuffed as steve suggests, could easily be a balance weight on one of the rims has fallen off.As the new back tyres didn't solve it, then it's probably a front wheel.I presume it's a normal front wheel drive car, not a 4WD.They're going to put the car on a hoist and take at least one wheel off anyway, so get them to check the front tyres, and balance both anyway.Shouldn't cost much extra for them to do this.Unless you've hit a kerb or big pothole, the alignment is probably still okay, normally replacing a CV won't alter alignment - so tell them that's been done reasonably recently, or they'll likely suggest doing the alignment anyway.
meathead_timaru, Dec 3, 10:15am
It's reasonable to assume a rear wheel weight has gone adrift considering the speed at which it manifests and lack of transmission of the vibration through the steering wheel.

Separated tyres give an initial shimmy at lower speeds - see if you can notice any regular shuffling at between 20 and 30km/h. That's a speed at which wheel balancing won't have any effect.
jmma, Dec 3, 10:44am
Maybe better if we are told make, model and milage of said vehicle (o:
chebry, Dec 3, 5:05pm
A totally knackered CV will shake the steering and push the car all over the road as it siezes up
shazpetal, Dec 3, 5:11pm
#10 mechanic said it was more than likely the CV, he took it for a test drive. He couldn't get it off and had to smash it apart. He is having trouble getting the right replacement part and has been given 3 so far that are wrong and is having another shipped overnight, so hopefully it will be back on the road tomorrow.
thanks for the replies
jmma, Dec 3, 5:14pm
What is the car !
shazpetal, Dec 3, 5:15pm
toyota corolla runx 2004 70,000
theram1, Dec 3, 5:17pm
A primitive yet effective form of transport.
splinter67, Dec 3, 5:30pm
See post 10 and I saw it and drove it. It was knackard the worst Ive ever seen but chebry had just brought it at turners
mrfxit, Dec 3, 7:22pm
Mmm yea ok.
I WAS going on the statement in the 1st post, 1st line of.
"I have a click click click when I turn hard"

That would normally refer to a cv that is starting to fail because it's only clicking when turning tightly.
There was no mention of any noise in a straight line, so to have a cv THAT badly worn & not making a horrible noise in a straight line, simply didn't make any sense.
splinter67, Dec 3, 7:26pm
yup agree with you chebrys one actually fell to pieces as he was changing it never seen one that bad before or since
mrfxit, Dec 3, 7:36pm
Yep thanks for understanding my point .

We do get some odd stuff from time to time.
Had a drive shaft cross fail after doing about 3000kms & part of that cross crountry.
3 pins were perfect, 1 pin was totally bare of grease/ pin rubble or even dust & was rusty.
NEVER gave any indication of vibration or clicking etc untila few months AFTER we got back from the South Island & Rainbow valley/ Molesworth Farms/ Hanmer Springs etc
elliehen, Dec 3, 9:19pm
If the CV only makes the clicking when you turn, will it still be safe to drive for a while longer!
elliehen, Dec 3, 9:28pm
Thanks :)One more question.what sort of noise does it make when it's really stuffed!Or does it just cause steering problems!
scoobeey, Dec 3, 9:31pm
keep driving one day it will pop and you will be stranded :)
elliehen, Dec 3, 9:36pm
I would have expected kinder words from a fellow bibliophile ;)
scoobeey, Dec 3, 9:38pm
i speak from experience
mrfxit, Dec 4, 5:12am
Yes, no problems but NEEDS to be fixed somewhere between 50km & 5000km, (anybodys guess there)
Breaking is rare
Popping out or jamming is very very rare.
nzoomed, Dec 4, 6:50am
Speaking from experience, i broke a CV joint earlier this year on my car, it had been making the clonking noise for quite some years in full lock before the joint eventually failed.

I can tell you that they do make the wheels wobble if badly worn, which is what happened to may car shortly before the joint broke, at first i thought it was a wheel bearing, but it wasnt, oddly enough after pulling over to the side of the road and checking the wheel, the wobbling stopped, but the CV joint broke about a week later after turning in full lock while going through a roundabout! :P Now i know for next time the symptoms of CV joint failure!