hey ...

 

93 impreza L FWD ... my left CV joint has been shot for some time, major

clicking and clacking when turning. haven't given it much thought as i

heard you could drive like this for a while and that it was the clicking

and clacking in a straight line that was to be feared.

 

anyway, todaythe car started clicking and clacking while driving in a straight

line. also, when letting off accelorator while still in gear, steering would swerve

real bad from right to left. this swerving/jerking would correct a bit after

reapplying torque to the drivetrain but would come back whenever i

began to deccelerate again.

 

this phenomenon occured after making a 100 mile trip; eventually and

thankfully it seemed to correct itself (jerking/swerving steering) and

i made it home althought the clicking while traveling straight still occurs.

 

anyway, was wondering what this might be the precursor to. any

similar experiences?

 

thanks.

.joel.

Change that axle NOW! I had a similar experience with my legacy. Clicking in a straight line for about a month until one day it broke. I was on the freeway going about 70 when the CV finally failed, it ripped the steering wheel out of my hand and I went skidding across the freeway. Very scary!