John in Norway
03-04-2013, 10:46 PM
Hi,
I have a 2002 Passat 1.9 TDI, it has done just under 180,000km.
Three weeks ago a ‘clunk, clunk, clunk’ CV type noise started on the front/right side during right turns and some left turns, driving straight ahead there was no noise. On some corners the vibration is quite loud and on others there is almost no noise at all. There is also a little vibration in the steering wheel a bit like a wheel is out of balance.
I talked with friends and we agreed that it was much more common for an outer CV to go than inner CVs and it was wise to replace both outer CVs.
The car was already booked in to get a new rear brake caliper fitted last Monday, when I picked up the car the mechanic told me that ‘the CVs needed to be replaced’ buthe could not do it before the Easter break. I needed the car to drive about 500km over Easter.
Through a friend I found another local mechanic, who I called and asked if he could replace the two outer CVs, he said he could fit my car in the very next day, so last Tuesday he replaced the two outer CVs.
My wife picked the car up and drove to my workplace to give me the car………… as she pulled up she told me that the vibration was still there! :mad:
The nextday I returned to the mechanic, there was a sign on the door saying he was awayuntil today (3rd of April). We borrowed a Golf from a friend to use over Easter and returned on Monday.
Today I went back to the mechanic, we took it for a test drive with him driving forabout 10 minutes doing left and right turns and circles in a car park………. of course there was no vibration to be found during the test drive!!:aargh4:
He told methat it was probably not an inner CV because 95% of the time it’s the outer CV and they were replaced last week. So the noise was probably not a CV, “after 30 years in the business he knowsthat CV noises don’t come and go”. Then he told me to come back when the noise is constant so he can hear it.
As I drove home the noise started again:( :mad:.
Sometimes,when going over sharp bumps there is a ‘clunk’…. the same type of sound as the ‘CV’noise, then the noise starts again. This made me wonder if the whole thing maybe related to worn front suspension. (I’ve had the top front suspension arms replaced within the last year). Or is it an inner CV clunking when the suspension moves?
Just wondering if anyone has an idea on this, any help would be appreciated!
(it’s still -5C outside and I don’tfancy jacking the car upto take a look until the weather is at least over +5C).
Cheers from a ccccold aussie in Norway
-John:o
I have a 2002 Passat 1.9 TDI, it has done just under 180,000km.
Three weeks ago a ‘clunk, clunk, clunk’ CV type noise started on the front/right side during right turns and some left turns, driving straight ahead there was no noise. On some corners the vibration is quite loud and on others there is almost no noise at all. There is also a little vibration in the steering wheel a bit like a wheel is out of balance.
I talked with friends and we agreed that it was much more common for an outer CV to go than inner CVs and it was wise to replace both outer CVs.
The car was already booked in to get a new rear brake caliper fitted last Monday, when I picked up the car the mechanic told me that ‘the CVs needed to be replaced’ buthe could not do it before the Easter break. I needed the car to drive about 500km over Easter.
Through a friend I found another local mechanic, who I called and asked if he could replace the two outer CVs, he said he could fit my car in the very next day, so last Tuesday he replaced the two outer CVs.
My wife picked the car up and drove to my workplace to give me the car………… as she pulled up she told me that the vibration was still there! :mad:
The nextday I returned to the mechanic, there was a sign on the door saying he was awayuntil today (3rd of April). We borrowed a Golf from a friend to use over Easter and returned on Monday.
Today I went back to the mechanic, we took it for a test drive with him driving forabout 10 minutes doing left and right turns and circles in a car park………. of course there was no vibration to be found during the test drive!!:aargh4:
He told methat it was probably not an inner CV because 95% of the time it’s the outer CV and they were replaced last week. So the noise was probably not a CV, “after 30 years in the business he knowsthat CV noises don’t come and go”. Then he told me to come back when the noise is constant so he can hear it.
As I drove home the noise started again:( :mad:.
Sometimes,when going over sharp bumps there is a ‘clunk’…. the same type of sound as the ‘CV’noise, then the noise starts again. This made me wonder if the whole thing maybe related to worn front suspension. (I’ve had the top front suspension arms replaced within the last year). Or is it an inner CV clunking when the suspension moves?
Just wondering if anyone has an idea on this, any help would be appreciated!
(it’s still -5C outside and I don’tfancy jacking the car upto take a look until the weather is at least over +5C).
Cheers from a ccccold aussie in Norway
-John:o