How to tell if front cv joint is bad

Knowing a thing or two about symptoms of a bad cv joint may eventually come in handy.

Mainly because you won’t be that worried when the problem occurs since just the term bad cv joint sounds ominous.

You’ll know a thing or two and probably have a good idea of what lies ahead in terms of repair.

This article will show some of the most common symptoms.

We’ll start with the more harmless ones and finish with the more severe symptoms.

If you don’t know what a cv joint (constant velocity joint) is, click here for a great article from Wikipedia.

1. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS

This is probably the first tell-tale sign that you’ll sense.

You’ll feel it on the steering wheel as a slight jitter.

While the problem is minor, the jitter or mild shake is barely noticeable and mostly appears at higher speeds.

As it progresses, the jittering gets worse and starts to appear at lower speeds also.

At this point, this is one of the symptoms of a bad cv joint can be misinterpreted as some other problem.

For a separate article about other reasons for a shaking steering wheel, click here.

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