How to check an inner CV joint?

Hi All

How do you check if an inner CV joint is knackered or not?

Thanks.

Grab the drive and feel for play up /down not in /out and its a know thing, bit like wheel bearings. . ..

ming said:

Grab the drive and feel for play up /down not in /out and its a know thing, bit like wheel bearings. . ..

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I seem to have some movement in both shafts when I move them. Could this be the source of the vibration my car suffers from? It vibrates badly between 15-2000rpk. The more load you put on it the less the vibration?

Crikey, Dave - is yu hippoo fallin to pieces?

ah was thinkin that..its got more faults than a really bad game of tennis

The Mad Hat Man said:

Crikey, Dave - is yu hippoo fallin to pieces?

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Of course. Is there another type that doesn't then?

Taipan said:

I seem to have some movement in both shafts when I move them. Could this be the source of the vibration my car suffers from? It vibrates badly between 15-2000rpk. The more load you put on it the less the vibration?

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front or rear? up/down movement or side er side ?. . . . .

ming said:

front or rear? up/down movement or side er side ?. . . . .

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Front (currently rear prop free and in 2wd mode). The movement is when lying under the car pushing to the front and pulling to the rear at an angle. So a bit up and down and a bit fore and aft, if you see what I mean.

You can see the shaft and cup has slight play in it whne you push/pull it.

Taipan said:

Front (currently rear prop free and in 2wd mode). The movement is when lying under the car pushing to the front and pulling to the rear at an angle. So a bit up and down and a bit fore and aft, if you see what I mean.

You can see the shaft and cup has slight play in it whne you push/pull it.

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YEP i know what ya mean, its normal to get a bit er play in them , but this sounds a bit excess, whats the outer cv's like as this does most work? its very difficult ta pin point a whine like this, some times i have found that by squeezing the gator , yer get more grease into the nooks, and it go's quite fer a bit , and then if, slight wear in the cv , it comes back after a time, worth a try. . . .