REeasons why a CV joint would break

[zykotik]

I figured I'd ask you all becuase my car is busting the drivers side cv joint once a week.

So what would usually cause a G20 to break a cv joint?

(Other than it being shot to begin with, I've gone through 3 new ones in 3 weeks)

[Cue-Ball]

Once per week!? jesus, man! Is your car stock? Do you drag race a lot? I've NEVER heard of a car that went through CV's like that. Not even a souped up turbo car should break 'em that fast. Who's installing the replacements?

-Grant

[zykotik]

I am dude...and I' prettu sure I know what I'm doing...I've changed cv joints on all kinds of cars and none have eaten them like my G does.

I suspect something else is broken becuase my G did'nt always do this it only started recently so as I said I suspect another part is broken and causing the joint to break over and over again.

[tim-may]

zykotic,

I'm getting ready to change the front driver CV joint - you say you've done them before, any tips or trick / advice you could share with me to make the process go smoother and quickly? Once a week?! You sound as if you are getting good at them now :help:

[GtRider]

are you sure your buying the rite cv joint?
they have different ones, with abs and without!!

[paradyme]

How many miles, I have a 95 G20t w/117,000 miles and I have my drivers side boot rebuilt once. My axle is hard to find for my year car with LSD and I hear rebuilding does not always do it for all axles. I will be replacing my entire front axle in February ....a whopping $900.00 BUCKS for both sides. I am also repalcing the fuel pump. I have another 10 payments before shes all paid off then...bye bye G20...HELLO
.....2003/SKYLINE/G35.....Rear wheel drive/V6/260hp/tiptronic shift/BEAUTIFUL! ......NISSAN will also officially recognize and support NISMO aftermarket parts without void of manufacture warranty and they will cater to both the current SE-R and G35 V6 Q sumthin engines...I guess NISSAN is gonna back up their slogan DRIVEN....Thank God!



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[AznVirus]

Originally posted by paradyme
How many miles, I have a 95 G20t w/117,000 miles and I have my drivers side boot rebuilt once. My axle is hard to find for my year car with LSD and I hear rebuilding does not always do it for all axles. I will be replacing my entire front axle in February ....a whopping $900.00 BUCKS for both sides. I am also repalcing the fuel pump. I have another 10 payments before shes all paid off then...bye bye G20...HELLO
.....2003/SKYLINE/G35.....Rear wheel drive/V6/260hp/tiptronic shift/BEAUTIFUL! ......NISSAN will also officially recognize and support NISMO aftermarket parts without void of manufacture warranty and they will cater to both the current SE-R and G35 V6 Q sumthin engines...I guess NISSAN is gonna back up their slogan DRIVEN....Thank God!



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Amen to that! too bad the G35 is only going to be auto.

[boingo82]

G35 is going to be AutoStick (what Dodge calls it-I don't remember what Nissan calls it) and so it has P-D-N-R or whatever order they go in and then down at the bottom there's a notch where you move the lever to the right and then it goes up and down for upshift and downshift. In other words, you can override the Auto tranny for racing or whatever but when you're trying to eat a popsicle AND drive at once it'll worry abt. shifting for you. Not too bad. www.infiniti.com/g35preview

[urasula]

can anyone tell me how do we know if the CV joint is broken?