Driving on a broken CV joint - Could cause further damage?
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You say you had it towed home because it has a goosed CV joint.
Surely, the only reason you had it towed home is because you couldn't drive it home?
If so, how is it you can drive it to the garage?
Just phone around & you will find a garage that will recover it if they get the job of fixing it, I did this several years ago, with a friend's car.
Surely, the only reason you had it towed home is because you couldn't drive it home?
If so, how is it you can drive it to the garage?
Just phone around & you will find a garage that will recover it if they get the job of fixing it, I did this several years ago, with a friend's car.
Hi all, thanks for the answers.
The only reason why it was towed home was because my partner was driving it to the airport (40 miles trip) and she decided to stop and call me before it got worse and she missed the flight.
After taking her to the airport with my car, I was alone, in the middle of nowhere, with two cars at 7pm, so I decided to call my insurance and take it home.
I'm pretty sure is the CV joint because the garage told us it was going to fail sooner than later, but they assured it was ok to keep driving the car until they have the new one next week. I don't know exactly how bad it is cause I wasn't driving myself. I just know it can move, because she managed to park it, but she told me the car was making a very bad noise.
The only reason why it was towed home was because my partner was driving it to the airport (40 miles trip) and she decided to stop and call me before it got worse and she missed the flight.
After taking her to the airport with my car, I was alone, in the middle of nowhere, with two cars at 7pm, so I decided to call my insurance and take it home.
I'm pretty sure is the CV joint because the garage told us it was going to fail sooner than later, but they assured it was ok to keep driving the car until they have the new one next week. I don't know exactly how bad it is cause I wasn't driving myself. I just know it can move, because she managed to park it, but she told me the car was making a very bad noise.
Drive it a few yards and see how alarming the noises are. In my experience CV joints usually start clicking / knocking under particular loads or steering positions when they fail, and progressively get worse over a few weeks. I've never had one go from unnoticeable to undriveable in a single journey,
GreenV8S said:
Drive it a few yards and see how alarming the noises are. In my experience CV joints usually start clicking / knocking under particular loads or steering positions when they fail, and progressively get worse over a few weeks. I've never had one go from unnoticeable to undriveable in a single journey,
Yeah this. Usually sounds terrible when you get to full lock. Driving straight usually only gets a slight rumble when they are really really bad. 
Coilspring said:
Or get a mobile mechanic out to it.
If it was bad enough to get recovered home, it's not even worth turning the steering wheel. You will get stranded, in a very awkward position.
This ^ If it was bad enough to get recovered home, it's not even worth turning the steering wheel. You will get stranded, in a very awkward position.
seeing as a failed/broken CV as the ability on a FWD to jam the hub etc reducing steering ability or worse , you know it has issues so you would be daft to push it further IMOGreenV8S said:
Drive it a few yards and see how alarming the noises are. In my experience CV joints usually start clicking / knocking under particular loads or steering positions when they fail, and progressively get worse over a few weeks. I've never had one go from unnoticeable to undriveable in a single journey,
I have! Vauxhall Astra about 25 years ago - went from quiet in the straight-ahead position to grenading itself and jamming the steering on a journey to work one day. Scary stuff when in traffic. Gassing Station | Engines & Drivetrain | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff