So I’ve got an old '96 Maxima that I’ve been rocking for a while, but I need to replace the CV shafts/joints/axils (idk) and I’m not putting $1,000 into it. It’s currently clicking when turning, so its already bad enough to supposed to fix it. How long do y’all recon I can drive it for? Any tell ta…

Any tell tale signs that its about to catastrophically fail? yes when your tire falls off. fix it A.S.A.P.

LOL I’ll keep that in mind haha

[image] ryankmeyer13_175877: LOL I’ll keep that in mind haha Not a LOL or Ha Ha problem . Unless you are one of the 3 people in this world who do not have a credit card use it and fix this now. The interest fee on the 1000.00 will not be much more than the damage and towing charge you will …

The axles will last you all the way to the scene of the crash! Glib answer but the only correct one. No one can predict how long it will last, especially from the internet.

If the axle is clicking/knocking while turning, it means it’s the outer CV-joint that’s bad. When a CV-joint fails on an axle, and the axle comes apart, the vehicle will just stop moving. That image is of a vehicle with a failed/separated lower ball joint, which pulled the inner CV-joint apart. T…

I was trying to make a point so he would take it seriously.

You can drive all the way to the scene of the accident and no farther. :upside_down_face: :upside_down_face:

Tell tale signs of a CV joint failure is clicking while turning. You are there.

I didn’t have an accident when the CV axle failed on a car I was driving. No big deal, it just felt like shifting into neutral. That being said, no one can really say how long they’ll last once they start clicking. The car I was driving wasn’t mine, so I’m not sure how long the cv axles needed repla…

Here’s another vote for getting the CV joints fixed ASAP. I bet you can get it done for well under $1000 if you shop around. We recently had the CV joints replaced on my Honda Odyssey for about $500-600, out the door.

CV Axil - how long can I go?

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Yep, when mine failed, it started vibrating but kept going forward until I put it in reverse. Then all the ball bearings fell out and it would go no farther. When you order a new one though, order an “axle”. I don’t know what an “axil” is.

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