Quote Originally Posted by Eville View Post
How certain are you that it's the CV joint and not just and not just the tie rod end? From What I hear they have similar symptoms. I was hearing some sounds from my front end a few months ago and asked a mechanic buddy if he had any ideas. He told me to jack your car up and shake the wheel, side play (rocking) is a tie-rod end, up and and down play (rocking) is a wheel bearing, or it could just be a bad CV.
It has very "CV" symptoms. A fast clicking/clunking sound that only happens when the wheels are almost fully turned either left or right. After driving a while, when pulled into an enclosed space like the garage, you can detect a hot burning rubber like smell on the passenger side. I assume that's the boot getting hot. I really need to spend some time on it to try and diagnose it, but the wife is a bit of a PITA to pin down on car maintenance issues. I think I've posted about that particular issue previously.