Testing CV joints

[Huw Powell]

> Thanks, Huw.   How do I tell whether it's an inner or an outer?   Will
> there be a noise I can tell?  Do I need the differentials unlocked?

If you find a "bad" wheel, ie, it turns freely, watch the axle.  Bad 
outer: axle stays put.  Bad inner: axle turns as well.

>>>When our 4kq wouldn't move forward after my wife backed it out of her
>>>parking space, but just sit and make a strange whirring noise when the
>>>clutch was let out, I got it going by locking the differentials.
>>>
>>>So how do I determine which of the eight joints has failed?  They all look
>>>"normal" when eyeballed.
>>
>>Try jacking up one wheel at a time and trying to spin them.  Because of 
>>the front and rear diff, they shouldn't turn with the other three wheels 
>>on the ground.  Unless the CV joint has broken...

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Huw Powell

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