if you don't get your cv axles repaired what could happen to your car?

Question

My cv axles have been messed up for almost a year!

Answer 1

i own a repair shop,and there going to come out on you,,probably cause you to maybe wreck,and also tear the under side of the car up,along with the transmission ,,id say if its been a year your just about to that point now,,better get it repaired or its going to cost you more if it tears up on you,,good luck,,and you really need it,i hope this help,s.

Answer 2

If the CV joints have been making noise, or the boots are torn and the grease inside has come out, it's only a matter of time before the joint breaks and your car won't move. A sure sign of a CV joint problem is a "clicking" sound when turning a corner. It's reasons like this why vehicles need to have scheduled maintainence. Provided the car had regular oil changes every 3000 miles, a good technician would have spotted a possible problem with the CV boots. If they were torn over a year ago, they could have been replaced relatively inexpensively. If you've been driving the car for over a year with this problem, the joints will need to be replaced for much more than the cost of replacing the boots alone. This happened to a customer of mine who had a Volkswagen Golf. At an oil change, the tech noticed one of the boots torn and advised the owner. The owner decided not to have it done because he felt the $90 at the time was too expensive. 6 months later, the car came in on a rollback with a broken axle that also took out the transmission because the CV joint let go at over 60 mph. So, instead of a $90 repair bill, the cost was well over $1000. Since then, he's been very good about making sure little things are repaired within a reasonable amount of time. Get it fixed so it doesn't leave you stranded and with a big repair bill.

Answer 3

The Constant Velocity Joints are pivot points on your axles and should last a long time, often 80,000 miles or more. You have two joints on each axle, an inner and an outer. When the joint goes bad, the most common symptom will be a clicking or popping sound as you turn a sharp corner. T Most of the time, the initial cause of a bad CV joint is from a CV boot that has gotten hard and cracked. Since the outer CV boot flexes more on most cars than the inside one, usually it is the outer joint that goes bad. It is not safe to ignore your CV boots and joints. A bad joint can seize, or even cause the drive-shaft to drop out of the car, causing loss of control. The chances of this happening are rare but can happen.

Answer 4

Cv Axles

Answer 5

Go here http://painintheexhaust.blogspot.com and read about CV joints located under the ARTICLES tab.
basically the weak part of axle is the joint. it will break and the bearings will fall out. The wheel will still turn fine and the axle will be spinning but most times don't do any major damage.

Answer 6

The axles are what transfer power from the transmission to the wheels, if they fail you will no longer be able to drive the car. If they are Constant Velocity (CV) joint axles, this is most likely a front wheel drive car.

Answer 7

Well, eventually it is going to break, hopefully it stays together long enough for you to stop. If it breaks and one end comes out, it is going to be like a baseball bat being swung violently at what ever RPM the tire is rotating at, this is going to destroy everything in it's way, including motor, trans, fender, suspention and possible the floor pan where your feet are. When it breaks the tie rod, hopefully your not going to fast, because then you will lose all hope of steering the car, which hopefully isn't on a highway. So instead of paying less than $150 for a new CV, your going to die....

Answer 8

Your wheels won't fall off but you can cause damage to your transmission. I had a minivan. The boot on the CV joint had come loose. When my husband went to take of the CV joint it practically fell off out of the transmission. I was lucky that it did not do that when I was driving. You will want to replace them sooner than later. If you don't you can make more expensive problems for yourself.

Answer 9

They should be making a lot of noise. Eventually one of them will snap the joint and you will not be able to move. The joints were probably repairable, but if you have driven a year on them you may need complete axles. Best to get it fixed, you have been driving on borrowed time. Good Luck.

Answer 10

They can break and come apart. once the CV disengages the car will not move. You don't want that to happen while on the freeway.

IF the CV breaks on the outer part the shaft can hit and damage parts of the engine.