Our trusty 1997 Subaru Outback AKA “The Nimbus” recently began to exhibit the standard symptoms of CV joint failure: popping/clicking noises when turning, and grease escape. When I first reached under to check it late at night, I got a hand full of black grease from the exposed innards of the CV joint. Closer inspection revealed that the rubber CV boot on the driver’s side was actually torn apart.
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April 6, 2014
Half-axle (CV joint) replacement in a 1997 Subaru Outback
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Amy, next steps in diagnosis might be using an ohmmeter to do some continuity checks from the relay pins outward,…