How much for cradle and cv joint for a chevy cavalier 1997

yes actually 95 to 05 1995-2005 Chevrolet Cavalier CV Axle Assembly, Chevrolet Cavalier Drive Axles, API CV Axle Assembly, API Drive Axles SKU: API 1700197008, API 3158-07726494 CV Axle Assembly -- Pass. Side Axle Has Stub Shaft Inserted Into The Splines Of The Inboard Joint; If stub shaft stays on axle upon removal you must transfer to the replacement unit. Driveshaft & Axle Automatic, Automatic 4 Spd 95-05 Chevrolet CV Axle Assembly. Replacement Chevy CV Axle Assembly Parts. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

you should be getting a humming noise while driving check your cv joint bearing by turning your steering to left or right while driving if there bad you will hear a clicking noise

You have a broken CV joint. Either the inner or outer joint. The axle is turning but not the whole thing.

When do you hear the noise? While just driving, while turning? If it while turning it is very possible that the bearing plates, the plates that the struts bolt too and the plates bolt to the car could be going bad. There is a lot of pressure on these plates and will bind if bad and pop very loudly when they move. I suggest checking those out. Good luck and let me know.

The subframe or Engine Cradle for your car is compatible for Vhevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire, and goes for years 1997 up tu 2002. You can buy a 2002 engine cradle for your car $250 plus shipping at:
http://www.car-part.com/
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Unless I'm way wrong. 4 cyl, front wheel drive? Your constant velocity joint has either lost its boot, losing all the grease or the joint is worn out. This is a repair for experienced gear heads. Not for amateurs.

The pop sound is coming from the CV joint most likely,but if the splines of the drive hub or drive shaft are worn and slipping they will pop too.At a good shop you'll be looking at probably around $400-$500 it really depends on the shop,give or take with parts and labor,and they will inspect the drive hub also.Just because the joint is making a popping noise doesn't mean its going to fail anytime in the near future,the car will vibrate when the joint is going to fail,I'm telling you this so if your a bit short on funds and wondering if it needs to be done immeadiatley,this CV could last another 6 months or a year or even longer.If you do decide to replace it,get estimates from a few shops because the labor price can vary quite a bit,especially with the econmy the way it is,if you live in a metro area there are ussually shops that will specialize in driveshaft/CV replacement.I hop this helps

Yes you can, If you have taken the front drive shaft off, you can even still drive with the CV joint in place till you want to remove it. You may get some vibration around corners till you replace the CV joint or remove it totally.
But if your going to remove it, might as well wait till you have the replacement so you only do the job once. I had a Bad CV joint on a AWD Chevy van and did the same thing so i could still use it, and then replaced the CV joint when the weather got better.
Good luck and hope this helps.

the axle just pulls or snaps out of the trans, it is held in by an internal round spring clip, they are a real bear to remove the 1st time, u must pull straight out with a sharp jerking motion to get them to release, be patient it will come out.

If you are changing the CV joint with shaft, after getting the outer end of the shaft out of the hub, Take a small pry-bar and pry the shaft out of the tranny.