recently while driving my car everytime i make a left turn and aslo hard braking . i hear a loud clicking or ticking noise from the drivers side front wheel . i just want to confirm if this is a cv joint or an axle problem ?! because if it is i would like to get it fixed as soon as possible . also i noticed if i drive my car for awhile i noticed that i start to smell like burnt rubber or plastic from the inside and outside of the drivers side . the scent is not present anywhere else except around this certain area . i checked to see if it was any wires under the dash or plastic bags under the car . can anyone help me ?! its an 94 accord lx . thanks for any replies .

 

Sounds like a bad CV joint that is making that noise. Usually a bad CV joint will make a clicking sound when the wheels are turned sharply to the left or right under acceleration. As far as the smell I have no clue.

 

ive read that when u have a problem like this its better to just replace the whole axle . butt i just wanted to know if i should replace it with an oem or aftermarket axle ?!

 

Its definetly a CV gone bad.. take her to a shop or get under that ****** and check for wear

 

the smell (if it smeels like burning wires) is your brakes overheating for some reason.... ( i have done this many many many many times) you may need an old fashioned brake bleed

 

would not bleeding your brakes lead to any major problems ?! i am not asking this so i dont have to bleed them . butt its because i have been driving around like this for a week or two and just wanted to know if i caused any major damage to anything .

 

yor clicking is probably a CV. there not that hard to do it your self. just have to take the knuckle off, breaks.....blah, blah,.....check out your haynes manual they have a good discription. the burning smell......have you had your oil changed lately? it could be residual from when they took your filter off.

 

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I concur.. but whats CV mean? LoL

 

i think cv means constant velocity . correct me if i am wrong . and yess i change my own oil every 2-3 months . theres no trace of oil . butt still want to know if there is any major damage caused if you dont bleed your brakes ?! and should i get oem or aftermarket axles ?!


Modified by redxalien at 11:11 PM 1/15/2004