Q: I have an older Lincoln Navigator and it has a CV boot that is leaking grease. I took it to two shops and they both want to replace the axle, not the boot. Is this necessary? A: Making some ...

The CV axle (or the Constant-Velocity joint) is critical to any vehicle's front driveline. Of course, we all know the engine burns fuel to produce power, and the transmission sends the engine's power ...

As a car owner, your routine automobile maintenance items should include changing the engine oil, windshield wiper blade replacement, and tire rotation. In addition, some auto parts, like engine hoses ...

Axles are responsible for driving the wheels to move the vehicle. It’s not uncommon for drive axles to wear out or have leaking boots, requiring the boots or axle to be replaced. In states with safety ...

Conventional wisdom typically sets no time or mileage interval to replace drive-axle boots, which are more commonly known as CV-joint boots (“CV” being short for “constant velocity”). Although they ...

The constant velocity, or CV, joint lives only as long as its grease. A blown rubber boot combined with velocity can spin grease out and let in road crud. A telltale clik-clik-clik means it’s already ...

Constant velocity axles, also known as CV axles, play a vital role in a vehicle's ability to drive. They are the drivetrain's final components that connect to the wheels and transfer the power ...

CV (constant velocity) boot replacement is an important maintenance task that keeps your vehicle’s axles in good working order. But how much does it actually cost to have this repair done? The price ...

That clicking noise that your front-wheel-drive car makes as you accelerate around low-speed righthand corners has been getting a little louder for weeks. One afternoon, just as you pull out of the ...

Babcox Media’s Andrew Markel discusses how the condition of the CV boot can tell a lot about the condition of the entire axle and why replacing the whole axle is better for the vehicle in general.