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A CV joint ideally does not transmit any force other than torque on the axle, if there is a lot of play in the wheel from side to side yo...

A CV joint ideally does not transmit any force other than torque on the axle, if there is a lot of play in the wheel from side to side you really need to replace that ball joint or control arm or whatever suspension component is broken. Your car is currently dangerous to drive, if that joint fails completely at speed you will lose all control over the orientation of that wheel and there's a good chance it will want to immediately turn sideways. If the side to side play is at the 3 and 9 o'clock position then your tie rod end has failed, if it's at the 12 and 6 o'clock position then it's probably a ball joint. But back to the topic at hand, every repair manual I have seen has listed inspecting CV joint boots for tears every so often.

Posted by MertsA on Feb 5, 2015, 7:41 PM

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A CV joint ideally does not transmit any force other than torque on the axle, if there is a lot of play in the wheel from side to side yo...

MertsAFeb 5, 2015, 7:41 PM

A CV joint ideally does not transmit any force other than torque on the axle, if there is a lot of play in the wheel from side to side you really need to replace that ball joint or control arm or whatever suspension component is broken. Your car is currently dangerous to drive, if that joint fails completely at speed you will lose all control over the orientation of that wheel and there's a good chance it will want to immediately turn sideways. If the side to side play is at the 3 and 9 o'clock position then your tie rod end has failed, if it's at the 12 and 6 o'clock position then it's probably a ball joint. But back to the topic at hand, every repair manual I have seen has listed inspecting CV joint boots for tears every so often.

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