CV Joint or 'tone ring'
Two years ago (at around 160,000 miles) I started to get symptoms that felt like worn CV joints - in tight left turns I'd get a once-per-revolution noise, but it wasn't really a click - more of a crunch, and along with it the car would be held back a little like something was binding, and while this was happening the 'traction control light' would come on momentarily. It got progressively worse for a 9 months until I had a broken spring at 172,000 miles, so while it was in to the neighborhood garage I had 2 Empire axles installed. The tech felt the noise wasn't the joint, but was due to the heavily corroded 'tone ring' causing some ABS activity. What ever the cause, the problem went away....until this month. Now at 186,000 miles the symptom is back.
So the question is, did I lose another CV joint in only 14,000 miles, or is it really an ABS issue? Can I disable the ABS system somehow to see if this goes away?
On a possibly related note, about a month ago I lost a rear wheel bearing that was so far gone it took out the ABS sensor as well - there was none available when the car was in the shop so the ABS light is now on constantly.
Last edited by skibo; 03-11-2015 at 12:14 PM.
'04 XC70 (petrol/auto), Nautic Blue / Graphite, Premium, Touring, Boosters, Xenia Wheels w/235x60 Nokian WR's (wife's kid-hauler)
'09 C70 retractable hard top convertible. Red with black interior.
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