Whats a CV Joint?
• Constant Velocity Joints (Joint Homokinetique (Fr)) connect the two ends of your two drives shafts to your differential and the wheels. They allow the drive axle to move and allows you to transmit power when you turn. The closest equivalent is a Universal Joint. • How do CV Joints go bad and how can I prevent it from happening? • CV Joints wear out over time, like any other moving part. However they wear out prematurely when the boot that surrounds them cracks and lets in dirt, or when the CV grease deteriorates. The boots crack because of age or because of street debris, and therefore the outer CVJs (esp. with the more exposed CVJs in A1 cars) are most subject to tearing. To detect a tear in outer CVJ boot is easy: it’ll throw black grease all around your inner rim, around your brake. Whenever you check your tire pressure, check for those signs. To detect a rip in an inner CVJ boot, and small cracks in the outer, you need to manually inspect them. If you detect a ripped boot early,
