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Originally Posted by Rick Miley
Oops, sorry. I forgot you are new here. The route most people take is to replace the half-shaft, although it is possible to replace just the bad CV joint. There's LOTS of information here on the board about it. I pretty sure the info about how to replace just the joint is in BoostNBenz's pages that are stickied at the top. You can also try searching for "CV Joint", "CV Boot", "half shaft" or "half axle."
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Most of that information is about replacing the boots only. I don't think there is much that a DIY'fer could actually do to rebuild a bad CV joint. And if it is the joint that is making the noise it is certainly bad.
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