[Gilly 75]

There's a clicking noise when I turn right. Could it be the axle bearings or CV joints. Is it easy to fix? AND WHAT PARTS SHOULD I ORDER?

[odinn7]

Sounds like the CV. You would order a CV shaft.

[TxGreaseMonkey]

You can buy a new Cardone Select Half-Axle for around $60. With a few hand tools and a small pry bar, you should be able to easily replace the axle.

CV Driveshaft: Removal

The following information is Honda specific.

1. Raise front of car and support on jack stands.

2. Remove lug nuts and front wheels.

3. Drain transaxle fluid. Often, this is unnecessary.

4. Raise locking tab on spindle nut and remove nut.

5. Remove damper fork nut, bolt, and damper pinch bolt. Replace damper pinch bolts, if you can easily thread a non-self-locking nut past their nylon locking inserts.

6. Remove damper fork.

7. Remove cotter pin from lower arm ball-joint castle nut and remove nut.

8. Install 12 mm hex nut on ball-joint. Ensure hex nut is flush with ball-joint's pin end; otherwise, the threaded section of ball-joint pin might be damaged by ball-joint remover.

9. Remove ball-joint, using a ball-joint remover, from lower arm. Ensure ball-joint boot is not damaged. Apply Kroil or PB Blaster, if necessary, toloosen ball-joint.

10. Pull knuckle outward and remove driveshaft's outboard joint from front wheel hub, by using a plastic mallot.

11. Pry driveshaft assembly, using a large screwdriver or pry bar, from transaxle. Thiswill force the set ring, at the driveshaft's end, past the groove.

12. Pull inboard joint and remove driveshaft from transaxle. Be careful not to pull on the driveshaft, as the inboard joint may come apart. To avoid damaging the differential oil seal, use care prying the assembly out. Be sure to pull it straight.


CV Driveshaft: Installation

The following information is Honda specific.

1. Install outboard joint in knuckle; then, loosely install a new spindle nut.

2. Insert inboard end of driveshaft into differential, until set ring locks in groove. Ensure inboard joint bottoms into differential and that set ring locksinto groove of side gear.

3. Install damper fork over driveshaft and onto lower arm. Install damper indamper fork, so aligning tab is aligned with the slot in damper fork.

4. Loosely install damper pinch bolt, and a new damper fork nut with the bolt.The bolts and nut should be tightened with vehicle's weight on the damper. See Step 8, below.

5. Install knuckle on lower arm. Tighten castle nut (50 to 60 N-m or 36 to 43lb.-ft.) and install a new cotter pin. Torque the castle nut to the lower torque specification; then, tighten it only far enough to align slot with pinhole. Do not align nut by loosening.

6. Tighten the new spindle nut.

7. Install front wheels (110 N-m or 80 lb.-ft.).

8. Tighten damper pinch bolt and new damper fork nut. Tighten damper pinch bolt to 44 N-m or 32 lb.-ft. Tighten damper fork nut to 65 N-m or 47 lb.-ft.

9. Refill transaxle, if necessary, with recommended fluid.

10. Check front wheel alignment and adjust, if necessary.