Yearly maintenance is an absolute must for any car. You never know when something will go wrong with your vehicle, and some precautions will go a long way to help you avoid highly sizable repair costs ...

Q: I have an older Lincoln Navigator and it has a CV boot that is leaking grease. I took it to two shops and they both want to replace the axle, not the boot. Is this necessary? A: Making some ...

Question: I have a 1996 Mazda Protege, and I have at least one cracked CV boot. I hear a clicking sound when I turn the wheel in one direction. My question is: If I don’t replace the boot, what are ...

That clicking noise that your front-wheel-drive car makes as you accelerate around low-speed righthand corners has been getting a little louder for weeks. One afternoon, just as you pull out of the ...

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 ...

Ok, so I installed my new Neuspeed Race springs and my Bilstein HD's on my civic tonight and I noticed that my driver's side CV boot is seperated all the way around near the middle. It still seals ...

A number of drivers think understanding car parts is the work of a mechanic. However, acquainting yourself with some easy to replace parts saves you money and probably being cheated by unprofessional ...

Q: I have a 2013 Honda Accord Sport sedan. During my last car service it was recommended that I get a CV half shaft replacement. The repair cost $1,173.60. I am having no problems with my car. I am ...

Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. An axle may seem simple — it helps connect a wheel to the rest of your car and get that wheel spinning. However, they can be more complicated ...

Q: My son's well-used Corolla is making a clicking noise when he makes a U-turn, more so on sharp left turns. Any idea why? I looked underneath to see if something was loose and there is a lot of ...

The constant velocity (CV) joint has gotten a bad rap over the years. Most often it's the same tired story about a torn CV boot or shaft failing under the mildest off-road conditions. So why, then, ...

With nearly 50,000 on- and off-road miles on our '07 Wrangler Rubicon you could say we know it pretty well. As somewhat expected, around 5,000 miles after lifting our two-door JK 4 inches we smelled ...