How to replace a cv joint myself - 2000 Ford Expedition

Hey there Chris.

Without actually being there to hear it for myself, I'm going to 'spitball guess' and say it's a good possibility a CV joint is, or has gone bad.

The drive, or CV axles have rubber accordion looking boots on each end of the shaft. One out by the wheel (likely suspect) and one by the the transmission (transaxle).

If the boot gets ripped or damaged it will allow the grease from inside to escape and dirt and water to get inside. Thus ruining the CV joint.

I'm NOT saying for sure this is the problem.

You can check if the boots are damaged or if it looks like grease it splattered from the boot. If it is, at the very least the boot and joint will need replaced.

Actually it's probably going to be less expensive and easier to replace the entire CV shaft rather than installing a single joint and boot.

The 'popping' sound from a CV joint USUALLY shows up when accelerating while the front wheels are turned. That's not always the case, but is pretty common.

The other possibility is the 'popping' is a lower ball joint or a bad upper strut mount.

If the 'pop' happens when hitting a bump then those would be more suspect than the CV joint.

IF that's the case then you may be able to simply bounce that corner of the car to try to make the 'pop' happen while sitting still.

If you can do that then you should be able to detect where the sound is coming from.

Hopes this helps.

My guess is bad cv joints and since ur asking I'm guessing it might be a challenge for u to fix. Check out YouTube.com for 2004 Saturn cv joint replacement.

I can tell you how to replace the CV joint but it is by far better to just buy a re-manufactured axle. The price of the CV joint itself then the labor to remove the axle, change the joint and install it is a big pain. Changing just the CV joint is labor intensive and you could run in to problems. Don't risk it, but a rebuilt.

"What we have here is a failure to communicate". The axle comes with CV joints on the end. You will be buying the rebuilt assembly. Both axle and CV joints will refer to the same part in a front wheel drive application.

You have front wheel drive & CV Joints,
not U-Joints ,is that not correct

CV Drive Axles in front wheel drive vehicles
are just replaced as a complete axle assy

One would have to remove the half shaft to service the cv joint properly.

CV-Joints Overhaul Check the CV-boot for wear

Removing the outer band from the CV-boot

Removing the inner band from the CV-boot

Removing the CV-boot from the joint housing

Clean the CV-joint housing prior to removing boot

Removing the CV-joint housing assembly

Removing the CV-joint

Inspecting the CV-joint housing

Removing the CV-joint outer snapring

Checking the CV-joint snapring for wear

CV-joint snapring (typical)

Removing the CV-joint assembly

Removing the CV-joint inner snapring

Installing the CV-joint assembly (typical)

CV joints are not hard if you do some research. Get a shop manual first. You will need a good jack, two jack stands. I am not that fam. with the Hyundai, but some fwd cars have med/ large bearing retaining bolts so you will need 1/2 drive socket set up to say 33 mm. You will need a whole day or 2 to do this. set aside that much time in case of some road block. You have to pull both wheels and fender wells. On some cars you will have to pull the struts or the lower arms that hold them to the body to give room to pull out the cv assy. Do one at the time on some fwd's if you pull both the ring gears can fall out of sync and thats not good. Buy the complete cv axel rebuilt if you can. Work slow, take pictures as you go, be careful.

Remove the wheel. Take off the hub nut. unbolt the ball-joint. Pull the axle from the spindle. Pry the axle from the transmission.

If you have a decent mechanical background than you should be able to do this yourself. If you dont you should leave it to pros

The CV joint can be the same, but not sure because you don't mention the year of the cars