Well I was within 10 miles of home two nights ago and my mild wubba wubba sound from the rear turned into a WUBBA WUBBA GRIIIINNND sound. Fortunately I was nearly home when it started sounding really nasty.

I had already ordered the bearings and tool from Paragon the day before.

So some advice requested...the old since I'm in there....

Although I haven't heard a peep from my CV joints I'm thinking it may not be a bad idea to re-pack them and swap them side to side. Sound like a reasonable thing to do?

How difficult are they to disassemble to do the "clean and re-pack"? Do I risk breaking one of the snap rings or other parts?

Thanks!

Steve

 

Freshen the grease in the CV's and swap sides.

Make sure you replace all the necessary seals on the stub axles.

 

I had the beginning "whup whup whups".Took my unit to the shop and sure enough it was a rear wheel bearing starting to go.After changing tire sizes on rear(went from 225/50/16 to 245/45/16's) both bearings have gone.I hope this is not a trend.

 

CV joints are not difficult to disassemble, but you need the right tool. you can buy the Snap-On pliers online for about $25. Don't even try to use the cheap sets with interchangeable tips that you get in auto parts stores.