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by **Farlsborough** » Apr 24th, '08, 00:14

themagicwand wrote:What do we do if we hear a strange noise coming from our car? We turn the radio up. Simple.

Definitely! My car just passed it's MOT with a tiny bit of help (some clever petrol additives to squeeze it through it's emissions) so nothing is getting replaced that's not absolutely necessary!

by **Lady of Mystery** » Apr 24th, '08, 08:06

To put you all out of your misery, Dave had a look under the car last night and he said the CV boot is split and the CV joint will need looking at. So top marks to moonbeam, although I'll give half a point to everyone who said CV boot.

Thanks for the help everyone, at least I know my wheel isn't going to fall off halfway down the motorway.

by **Marvo Marky** » Apr 24th, '08, 21:50

moonbeam wrote:Just to jump on the bandwagon to try and get a freebie of Lomster, it won't be the CV boot - it'll be the CV joint.

The CV boot is just the piece of rubber that surrounds the joint, encasing it in grease. If it's ripped it'll fail its MOT as dirt can get in and grease can get out, causing damage to the joint itself - so a damaged CV boot doesn't necessarily mean a damaged CV joint - although it will eventually cause it to fail.

The knocking noise that you can hear (only when you turn a corner) is indicative of a knackered CV joint (I hope lol ).

Outside.
Now.

by **moonbeam** » Apr 25th, '08, 10:44

Marvo Marky wrote:Outside.
Now.

I read this all bleary eyed (went out on the razz last night

) - and this certainly gave me a good laugh :roll:

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