Have you ever been driving and heard a clicking or felt a shudder under your feet while making a turn? If so, the culprit could be a bad CV joint. CV stands for constant velocity, and these joints are ...
The CV axle (or the Constant-Velocity joint) is critical to any vehicle's front driveline. Of course, we all know the engine burns fuel to produce power, and the transmission sends the engine's power ...
It seems impossible to believe the C5 (1997-’04) and C6 (2005-’13) Corvettes have been on the road for as long as they have. Quite a few were purchased new and put away in the garage for sunny ...
Most CV joints feature six hardened steel balls, which ride in grooves in the inner race. PHOTO BY ROLAND NASASIRA Mechanically, the constant velocity (CV) joint transmits torque or power from the ...
Engineers are incorrigible. They simply can't leave a good enough component alone. The ubiquitous CV joint, which is in just about every car with a driven independent axle—read: just about everything ...
Constant velocity axles, also known as CV axles, play a vital role in a vehicle's ability to drive. They are the drivetrain's final components that connect to the wheels and transfer the power ...
My 2007 Acura TSX with 160,000 kilometres on it has an annoying vibration coming from the front end at more than 80 km/h. It's worse when I step on the gas pedal. I have had the tires balanced and ...
Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...