Symptoms of.....

[jog5000]

What might be the symptoms of a c.v. joint on its last legs?
Was sitting at a red light yesterday, dropped the clutch and left a bit of a mark on the road. Almost right away I started hearing a tick tick tick tick. As I increased in speed, it became a constant sound, became louder, almost sounding like a holed exhaust. Definitly not though. The tick tick sound is most prominent when I drive off slowly, the roar (holed exhaust sound) most prominent with speed. Also when putting foot down, I feel a sligh vibration.

Took the car to a mech today, discovered that the bolt holding the drive shaft to the prop shaft was loose. Had that tightened, but no difference.

Any ideas guys??
Thanks.

[old_skool]

'Ticking' sounds like the CV, Inner joints are replaceable wheras the outers are 'fixed'. May be better getting an exchange one or secondhand and trying that.

[jog5000]

Perhaps the drive shaft?

[cliffybabe]

could be the diff

[jog5000]

Would the diff just suddenly go though, from being dead quite one minute, then suddenly (as in from stopping at a stop street and then driving off again) becoming so damn noisy and full of vibration?