# Chevy cavelier

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-cavelier/74898>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cavalier\
**Created:** [October 9, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-cavelier/74898 "2012-10-09T19:18:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![KH1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@KH1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KH1)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-cavelier/74898/1 "2012-10-09T19:18:13Z")

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I have a 2000 cavelier that is humming pretty bad from the left side. When I turn right it goes away. I have changed the front hubs before and it had fixed the problem. This time I changed them both and the shoes I got about thirty miles without any humming issues and then it came back but worse. I assumed that I had recieved a bad hub from the parts store so I bought another one and replaced it again but this time the humming didnt go away at all. Could it be something in the axle? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-cavelier/74898/2 "2012-10-09T20:40:54Z")

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Yup, it could be something in the axle. Namely, the CV joint. That would require a new half-shaft (axle).

Th eaxle rides on the bearing in the hub, but it contains two constant velocity joints as well. The outer joint is sort of like a ball & socket with grooves on both and sma;; balls that ride in the slots. This arrangement allows the joint to bend while still transmitting torque.