CV joints

tarant, Sep 29, 3:59am
Both clicking in a Mazda CX3 - 5 years old, 73000 km
Your feedback would be most appreciated.
alowishes, Sep 29, 4:44am
Something isn’t right for joints to start playing up on such a new car with such low km.
I know of a 30+ year Mazda with 160,000km still on its original cv joints.
tamarillo, Sep 29, 4:56pm
Guess if they’re clicking you need them attended too. Maybe someone does lots of U turns with great gusto as does seem very young for them.
msigg, Sep 29, 5:09pm
too many wheelies, rough roads and aggressive driving, low profile tyres.
bill-robinson, Sep 29, 6:05pm
how do low profile tyres affect CV joints please? or any of the other causes you list?
martin11, Sep 29, 6:10pm
Low profile tyres are harder riding with more impact on suspension joints
bill-robinson, Sep 29, 6:21pm
Cv joints are NOT suspension
jesus2000, Sep 29, 7:00pm
Check that all the wheel nuts are good and tight. Slightly loose wheel nuts can cause a clicking sound.
cattleshed, Sep 29, 7:02pm
Agreed. Essentially more shock, more friction. However there is an assumption that low profile tyres have been on the car for a significant period of time. Maybe the boots were both defective. That would cut them out fast. More information is needed to get to the bottom of this one. However if none of the above were the case I would be going back to Mazda as it would be unacceptable. Btw you need to be sure that it is the CV's that are clicking.
martin11, Sep 29, 7:31pm
But the increase impacts go through the whole front wheel assembly . Which includes the cv joint and stub axel and bearings
bill-robinson, Sep 29, 8:04pm
the impacts go through those bits all the time. where does the increase come from?
go and study suspensions, then drive systems. then see if you can make your dream come true.(it will not)
bill-robinson, Sep 29, 8:05pm
how do low profile tyres affect the relationship of the suspension and the drive shaft?
martin11, Sep 29, 8:13pm
It is well known that the smaller the profile tyre the harder the car will ride . Higher profile tyres proving a lot of cushioning to the ride of a car .
bill-robinson, Sep 29, 8:18pm
only because people insist on putting to much air in them for some unknown reason. still has no effect on CV jounts.
msigg, Sep 29, 11:22pm
You have your answer, martin11 is correct
Even your body bounces around with low profile tyres too hard. It is more movement at the cv because the tyre is not taking up as much movement. Small amount yes. Problem with this car, who knows. Each to their own.
bill-robinson, Sep 30, 12:22am
you asked the OP if he/she had fitted low profile tyres to suit your story then?
tarant, Sep 30, 2:37am
Thank you all for your responses. The tires are factory spec 215/50/18

Car's booked in for a service next week, I've mentioned the issue only as a clicking sound for them to investigate but pretty sure it's cv's as the sound only appears at low maneuvering speed under some acceleration.

I'm of the mind that the mileage is too low for cv's to pack up. The car is 4 months out of it's 5 year or 100k warranty.
cattleshed, Sep 30, 2:44am
So please furnish us with details:
1) Are there any ripped cv boots / have boots been torn and new boot/s fitted?
2) Does the car have low profile tyres?
3) Is the car regularly subjected to off / rough road conditions?
4) Does it get a lot of full / part throttle on turns, in other words lots of unnecessary load?

Because right now it is here is a car that is 5 years old with 70k and should the CV's last longer. Is there anything you are not saying as indicated above?
tarant, Nov 13, 4:44pm
@cattleshed

1) Don't know and no
2) Factory spec 215/50/18
3) No
4) No

It's essentially a city car