Darek Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I have a play on the CV joint, I can move it by hand and a knock can be heard. Also when I'm driving through potholes I hear that sound but louder. What should I replace and do I need to disassemble whole wheel mounting (hub, bearing, etc)? Here is a video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle94 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I swear this is the sound I'm getting from my front passenger side... But it's a brand new axle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 is your snap ring at the end of the outer shaft installed ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdloc Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) I agree with fleurys, pop the hub off and inspect it. Give it a wiggle. I can't really think what else it can be Edited January 27, 2014 by cvdloc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanland Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 All IFS have that popping sound at one point or another, it's very normal noise to hear, especially when hitting the pot holes. I just finished installation of the lift kit and when I tested it out, I got the popping noise, it's from the tension rods and frame IIRC. it is a tension point, hence the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 The snap ring is definitely installed as last Friday I retightened the wheel bearing and installed it. I don't believe that such sound is normal for these vehicle. It appeared few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Can you tell us what kind of movement you are doing in the video... (I can't really tell).. A) moving the shaft from wheel to engine (side to side) B )Moving the shaft from front to back of the truck C) Turning the shaft (like if the wheel was turning) forward to reverse D) Moving the shaft from up to down Once we know this, we might better be able to help.. S. Edited January 28, 2014 by fleurys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 It is the A movement - from wheel to engine. There is one thing that I didn't mention before. When I was repacking wheel bearings half year ago I installed by mistake the snap ring in the middle of the outer shaft not at the end. I did it at both wheels. Last month I had wheel bearing play at passenger side so I tightened it and reinstalled the snap ring correctly. Some time later the driver side started to knock on potholes so I re-tightened the driver side, installed snap ring correctly and discovered CV joint play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Ok... Well these half shafts are made to move on this axis. The inner joint on the shaft is called a plungeant tripod joint. This movement is to accommodate the change in length of the shaft when the wheel moves up and down. Now to help diagnose your noise, you easily remove the half shaft and do a roadtest. If the noise is gone , you know for sure it is the shaft. Now you said you had put the snapring in the middle Of the shaft... I must admit i don,t know how this is possible.. I always thought there was only one groove on the shaft at the end to put the ring... I must not understand properly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I believe he is referring to the 2 grooves the one near the end for manual hubs and the one closer to the bearing locknut that is used for the other hubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Yes there are 2 grooves as admazan says. I think I'll go to a mechanic for inspection as I am not well skilled with mechanics and I can't do repairs without instructions. Anyway thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) Finally I managed to go to the mechanic. He said that the cv joint play/sound is normal and not suspicious. He diagnosed that the knock sound is comming from stabilizer bar bushes. I read that one need a press to replace it so I leave it to him. But currently I can find only two kinds of bushes. Normal for about 3$ per piece and polyurethan for about 9$. Do you think that polyurethan is better for me (just occasional offroad)? Do you know if I can use bushes from Terrano 2 or other model? I can find more bushes for Terrano. These are polyurethan: These are normal: Edited April 25, 2014 by Darek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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