Broken CV

[Sleeter]

Cut open the CV boot and found it to be in multipul pieces. I'm going to degrease it tomorrow to see it better.

 

[mo_mo]

This is way different than just a clunk. Blown CV clank is loud enough to make you think your front wheel just came off, and there is a constant grinding and vibration.

The failure happened on a very technical section of trail when a stump was stuck between my rear axle and muffler. Additionally my front drivers side wheel was unloaded floating about 1/4" off the dirt and when I put it in reverse and turned the wheel it made contact with a large bolder and that is when I heard a loud bang. The CV in this situation was at it weakest and it broke. This failure was 100% my fault and could have been prevented if I would have accepted I needed yanked off the stump instead of trying to do it with the relatively weak IFS.

Might not have aided you in getting out of the situation, but would 'crawl control' have mitigated the damage created by the over speeding and sudden stopping of that wheel?

 

[Sleeter]

Might not have aided you in getting out of the situation, but would 'crawl control' have mitigated the damage created by the over speeding and sudden stopping of that wheel?

Yes it would have, but I'm a big dumb animal who spent years off-roading in vehicals with solid front axels. Sometimes you learn slow and sometimes you learn fast.

 

[Jeremy556]

You'll want to replace that seal. Use a seal puller, or be real careful with a screwdriver. Should be able to use the old seal to drive the new seal in, just be careful of the depth.

Since you're opening up the boot and willing to deal with the grease, I would recommend just getting OEM replacement CV joint, boot, grease and keep your axle shafts.

 

[Slowgoat]

Most likely, if the CV was making noise, it is toast. ( I believe you said it was?)

Watch this video by ole Eric Da Car Guy.

He rebuilds a CV joint. I like it for general knowledge, but also, it seems like he talks about how to diagnose them if they make noise, etc. (IE: Get a new one).

His stuff is usually pretty spot on (except for the video where he replaces a front hub on a 4runner. That hub beat him up pretty bad!!)