Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 21:25:03 -0400 From: P K <pakobnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Question about CV joints
In article <20040710034959.11752.00001288nospam11.aol.com>, studecomnospamcom (Studecom) wrote: > Hello again Saab experts! My '90 900 non-turbo is starting to make clunking > sounds from the front axle when I make hard turns. I'm guessing this is the > outer CV joints. The car has about 75,000 miles. My question is whether I > need > to replace both the inner and outer CV joints to fix the problem. What's the > standard remedy for bad CV joints on these cars? Some shops I've talked to > have mentioned rebuilt axle assemblies, is this the usual way to go? The > Saabsite offers the CV joints seperately. Anybody bought parts from them? > Thanks for your input! David N. in California I have had two CV joints replaced on my '86 C900, both before 50k. I never knew of checking the rubber boots so I had to pay (~$250/ side). They were the inner boots. Now I am starting to hear the dreaded 'clunk' again at 85k, this time the right outer boot is damaged. I've heard this is a common problem with Saabs. I checked the boots every oil change and only was aware of the broken boot after the noise started. Oh well! --Paul