A little background on myself:
I have always bought used cars cheap and used a good Chilton’s or Haynes to do my own repairs and my own maintenance. Keep in mind I am no grease monkey just a weekend warrior repair as I need it type guy.
I bought this car last Saturday from a nice guy for $450.00 he was really strait up but not much of a mechanic (he mentioned that he had never even preformed an oil change by himself). He explained the various issues with it most of which I have been able to fix with little or no problems. The last thing he mentioned is one or both of the CV joints needed to be replaced (I wonder how he came to that conclusion after he had told me that he was no mechanic, maybe a fried told him… who knows). Any ways I don’t really know what exactly CV joints are or what there purpose is but I think they have something to do with the front axle and how they connect to the wheel base?
The initial symptoms were that in 1st, 2nd, and a little in 3rd gear there is a moderate to severe clicking noise coming from the front end it seems to subside as I was slowing down or breaking as well.
At first it was not too much of a problem until I tried to do a freeway driving test. I got the car up to about 70 or so with out much effort but at that speeds it was shaking from the front end pretty heavily.
Ever since that experience the clicking shaking on the front end is louder and extends even into 4th gear as well.
Does this sound like CV joints? If so what parts will I need to buy to do a complete job of replacing them. If Not. Can someone give me their prognosis?
Thanks in advance.