An axle shaft is a component of a vehicle's suspension system that transmits torque from the differential to the wheels and supports the vehicle's weight. It is a rotating rod or shaft that connects ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Chevrolet has held fast to its dedication to the independent front suspension used on its pickups for decades. And why shouldn't they? The ride is fantastic, it's proven durable even on the HD pickups ...

The CV axle (or the Constant-Velocity joint) is critical to any vehicle's front driveline. Of course, we all know the engine burns fuel to produce power, and the transmission sends the engine's power ...

Conventional wisdom typically sets no time or mileage interval to replace drive-axle boots, which are more commonly known as CV-joint boots (“CV” being short for “constant velocity”). Although they ...

Few things are more frustrating than hearing a clicking sound when you turn the steering wheel, but few things are as serious as the problem behind that noise. Your car’s CV axles play a huge role in ...

Q: I have an older Lincoln Navigator and it has a CV boot that is leaking grease. I took it to two shops and they both want to replace the axle, not the boot. Is this necessary? A: Making some ...

We surveyed mechanics from around the country to get real-world estimates of how much you can expect to spend repairing your axles, and average costs ranged from $287 for an axle shaft seal repair to ...

A drive axle is essentially a half axle, so named because it does half of the job, extending from a transaxle or differential to one of the wheels. Its twin on the other side completes the set.

That clicking noise that your front-wheel-drive car makes as you accelerate around low-speed righthand corners has been getting a little louder for weeks. One afternoon, just as you pull out of the ...

Every car has to figure out a way to send all of that torque to at least one wheel. This happens quite differently on an old Civic hatchback compared to an FR-S, like our Ratchet Bunny. But the axles ...

You might not have thought there was anything wrong with the good old half-shaft and CV joint, but Hyundai says it has a better solution. The Korean automaker has developed what it calls a Universal ...