What Happens if you Drive with NO CV Axle Here's what Happens....

What Happens if you Drive with NO CV Axle Here's what Happens....

[JaronLindow]

"The brake light comes on. You wouldn't know that because the picture of the wife and kids."

LOL!

[scmroman]

I learned this the hard way. Drove my 97 Ram for several thousand miles without them. Snapped 2 wheel bearings in a week. Replaced one and it snapped the second I put the truck on the ground. Eventually had to drop a new front end in it, don't risk it y'all.

[briansmobile]

Thanks and you're welcome- always great to hear from you!

[shereah]

This makes so much sense. Thank you. I just had to have a lot of this stuff replaced on my car.

[cammims]

I need to replace my CV axle on my 07 Yukon Denali. Cracking sounds every time I turn left. This on my driver side ! Thanks for explaining

[alafrosty]

Thanks for sharing this. I was considering driving with the CV axles out of a Jeep WJ for a week while I wait for parts to come in. Now I know to not do that!

[thatsdaniellelol]

I didn’t realize cv axles offer so much stability on top or the power transfer they’re made to do wow..thanks for this video man‼️

[wernerbrits]

You can tell a lot from a mechanic when the split pins are done beautifully. Well done sir!

[jerryfahrmann]

Very informative video. I didn't realize this could happen. Made me get to a bad cv joint much earlier. So we did get the new axle in before any bearing or brake damage, but the inner boot is puckered. What would cause that?

[micjam]

my front axle was sloppy so I took them out and then went for a drive last weekend. wheel bearing hub lasted 5 miles and did the same thing.  Abs wire was ripped off the hub.   wish I saw this video first. two drive axles and a hub bearing was $278. tow was $75.  blown weekend fixin it!  just happy me and the GF weren't hurt! (axle nut torque is crucial here- too much or too little can ruin the bearing also)

[davidfarmer]

depends if the cv shaft is holding the assembly together. for example all toyota 4wd pickups 79-94 use what i would refer to as a full floating front. basically the wheel bearing is mounted on a snout, the axle shaft goes through the snout and engage in splines that are in a flange. the only connection between the shaft and the wheel is the spline. the shaft only transmits a torque. same for the 100 series landcruiser and everything before. the 3rd 4runner and tacoma use this type of shaft that rely on that threaded shank to keep it all together.

[riverrat]

I fell in love with some of the lifted Subies that have been built over the year but did not want to deal with the shorter life span of the axles and such.Prime example here.

[katechapman]

I appreciate the info!im dealing with a four wheeler but it def helped me

[briansmobile]

That's right. His hunting buddy who was with him is a diesel mechanic in training and recommended he just pull the axle out.

[retroguitarmaster]

wow dude you have an encyclopedia of videos, every time I open up my home page there's a video I haven't watch, great work keep it up

[TheChero]

Thanks for posting the video. Always wondering what happens on a CV failure and owner's persistence to drive it in to get repaired.

[ryansauto]

That's crazy, and pretty interesting to see. Thanks for sharing Brian

[kaiwest_]

Oh wow you just help me diagnose my bad cv axle, my brakes were grinding and after taking em apart and putting them back together again throwing new parts at em 3 times they were still grinding, turns out my passenger cv axel was going bad and the wobble was pushing my brakes apart and making them sloppy in the caliper which made them grind. Thanks for the help!

[malignantsin]

Good stuff Brian, thanks for the videos!

[timofsix]

Hey Brian, fantastic on the dangers of the loss of the front drive shaft! Two questions, what if anything, did you have to do to the transmission side the drive shaft and has anyone ever driven into and damaged a customers vehicle parked out on that busy street before picking their vehicle up?