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Old 12-21-2009, 06:27 PM   #8
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Re: disks or tires?

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Originally Posted by MagicRat View Post
No, you did say "corolla" in the first post. I just missed it

By all means check that out too. Bad CV joints can cause vibration that comes and goes as you apply the gas. But I am not sure how they would cause the car to pull to one side, unless they are binding or something. I have never encountered that particular situation, but its worth checking out.
Sad...I even read over my first post last night when I replied to you and never saw that I mentioned the car until now. The vibration is mostly at high speeds. The boot on the driver side is broken. Ive never looked inside a cv joint so I couldn't tell you if its bad or not(and I don't care to find out from what ive heard.) The joint has been popping for the last month now since it got cold. I'm assuming thats what the problem is. The vibration is heard all through out the car. I looked at the tire and its fine. The axle itself actually has a small amount, very small, of play side to side. Is that normal? The disk brake doesn't have any grooves or worn spot like anything dragging or seizing. Autozone has the driver side axle 70 bucks. The way I see it even if its not the problem, then its going to need to be changed anyways cause its popping. Hopefully I can get it in and it be easier than the sentra has been. The driver side on the sentra is in but th passenger side isn't as easy. Its longer and hard to hold up.
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