Crank the wheel all the way to the right/left, and drive in reverse. You could have someone stand there and listen, however, the noisy one is usually the outside wheel.

By Chaffneue (Chaffneue) (66.183.190.188) on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 10:34 pm:

Depends on the age of the car.. just get under there and check the boots.. if there are cracks in either of them, renew the driveshafts/cv joints as a set. I've found that usually it's a good idea to do the brakes, rotors, wheel bearings and inner/outer seals while you're down there.

-Richard

By Jdupre (Jdupre) (24.5.152.32) on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 09:02 pm:

One (or more) of my CV joints is starting to make some noise, especially while turning under power.

All the boots are still good, so I am wondering if there is a "trick" for determining which one is bad. (Without having to disassemble and inspect!)

Is it normal to just replace both driveshafts when one starts to go?

- Joe