what is this noise

jpriest80 · 03-14-2008, 11:05 AM

ive been hearing a clacking sound when i turn and i didnt know if it was the struts or the cv joints or shafts. its only does it when i turn the wheel when the car is in gear and at speeds under 40 mph. it wont do it when the car is out of gear or the clutch is pushed in. either way thank god i have a festiva cause they cheap to work on.

phantom_smack · 03-14-2008, 01:39 PM

I would be leaning to cv joints.Check the cv boots they are probaly cracked.I would be beter just to replace the whole axle.If yo replace both do 1 at a time because there i8s something in there that can slip out of place.Also check out Welcome to FordFestiva.com they have alot of good info.

jpriest80 · 03-17-2008, 10:41 AM

yeah i looked at it saturday and it is the outer cv joint where it connects to the hub. im gonna replace it this weekend since i work lots of hours during the week and cant get to it til then

tpop · 05-29-2008, 10:02 AM

I had the same popping noises and it was the CV joints. I'm getting the CV axles replaced and with labor it is costing about $350. You're lucky you can do the work yourself. The lowest price I found online for the axles was about $70.