[sgvaibhav]

I too have the clunking sound...

I gave to a garage who inspected the axle boot and told they have no grease inside.
he told the clip holding the axle boot was broken
as a fix, the garage first filled the grease, and then put new clips to the axle boot.
[ however the sound was still there ]

this was in january, so i assume any grease that had leaked on the car body should have disappeared by now by car washes...


recently - a week ago, i changed my tires, they offered a free vehicle checkup, where he inspected the bottom of the vehicle, and the mechanic showed me ALL GREASE splattered near the axle boot. so i assume its gone again.

the clunking sound has been there all its life, i dont know if its due to these axle boot problems or the intermediate shaft problem...

however i care for the axle boot, and i will be replacing the axle boots within 2 weeks...
i really dont know if this will fix the clunking sound or not (hope it does)

 

[sgvaibhav]

axles won't clunk. It will be a clicking noise when turning. The single clunk as you turn which can be felt in the steering wheel is the intermediate shaft. it's a repetitive clicking noise for the axle.

it is a series of continuous sounds...

suppose if the turn the steering wheel 360 degrees on the right (1 turn, not full turn), and if i move the forwards slowly, i would keep getting a series of sounds which sound something like "tak tak tak tak tak" or clicking noises in other words which goes on until i stop the car, or make the steering straight.

this is ofcourse for lower speeds <20 kmph.

Talking about a 'single clunk', i dont remember hearing it.

so is this continuous clicking sounds due to the damaged axle boot (if yes party , since i am going to fix it)

 

[sgvaibhav]

Yes that would be the tell tale sign of a busted CV joint (axle). That noise plus the messed up boot I'm about 100% positive.

So a CV joint fix, and axle boot replacement are the same things?
Or they are completely different repairs/fixes?