Honda Car Forum

A friend has a 1990 Honda Civic with 111100 miles.
CV joints were replaced at about 60K due to a torn boot caused
by, I am told, driving through deep snow.
Since the onset of cold weather there is now a clicking,
almost a clank with abrupt takeoff from standstill in first,
or when driving on rough surfaces, or when a bump is hit with
the front right tire, or with abrupt braking from 45MPH, aprupt
but not locking the brakes.

With the right front side jacked up, with the wheel not in contact
with the ground, I can not shake the wheel hard enough to produce
this click. I do not think the CV joint is failing, because I can
drive the car in fairly tight circles, on smooth parking lot with
no front end noise.

Does this appear to be a common problem and is the repair within
the ability of a DIYer?
Please respond to this group instead of the Email as I almost never
check the r2000swler email because of the Spam it has attracted.
Thanks, Terry

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