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clacking noise whilst turning

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Devon-Rover:
Ditto it's a CV starting to tell you it's a bit tired. Better to get it sorted as i have known one break up and it jammed the steering in the straight ahead position.

bonio73:

--- Quote from: "Snooky" ---Calm down, might just the shims sorting out, jack it up so the wheel is just off the ground and see how much play there is when holding the top and bottom of the wheel, if loads, then you need to remove some of the shims form the swivel pin, and also guessing there is no oil/grease in there.

Is the swivel leaking much, they all seem to leak a little, if so I guess it has never been topped up, I put one shot in after adjusting mine and has never been noisy again, much cheaper option to try 1st  :wink:
--- End quote ---


Checked mine - as described today.  Had a fair amount of play in the offside wheel.  The mechanic who serviced it said last time that he'd removed as many shims as possible :?   What's the next step please?

L90OOK:
Check to see if there are no more shims to come out.
If not then it's a rebuild of the swivel housings :(   Good opportunity to replace chrome swivels, seals, CV's & worn track rod ends!
Not a hard job, just takes time & you need to be methodical...the Haynes manual explains it quite well.
Make sure you get the pre loads correct when re-assembling  :roll:

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