CV Joints and Shafts :

Constant velocity joints (CV joints) are found on many cars and even some trucks today. Though vehicle manufacturers are re-introducing rear-wheel drive on more new cars, over 80 percent of all the cars on the road today are front-wheel drive (FWD), and have four CV joints. Most mini-vans also have FWD, and most all-wheel drive (AWD) cars such as Subaru, Audi, Mitsubishi Eclipse and others have halfshafts (axle shafts) with CV joints both front and rear. The same goes for the rear axle shafts on a growing number of SUVs.

A boot failure is bad news for any CV joint because it dooms the joint to premature failure. A split, cracked, loose or torn boot will throw grease, draining the joint of its vital supply of lubricant. Sooner or later the joint will run dry which is not a good thing for metal-to-metal surfaces that must withstand high pressure loads and constant friction. A boot that doesn't seal can also allow outside contaminants, such as road splash and dirt, to enter the joint and wreak havoc on its precision machined, and polished surfaces. If the boot problem isn't discovered almost immediately, joint failure will usually follow within a few thousand miles.

Send A Friend can keep your CV joints and shafts well maintained and in working order. A regular vehicle inspection teamed with routine maintenance is the first step to keeping everything underneath your vehicle and under it's hood working properly. Suspect a problem? Don't wait, call us today!