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Old 12-13-2011, 09:52 PM
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I broke the outer part of my front driver side cv joint, question is, can I still drive it? I need the truck for atleast one more day. ASAP ANYONE.Broke CV Joint help ASAP-brokecv.jpg
 
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Old 12-13-2011, 10:17 PM
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If it is only ripped open, then go for it but you will have a mess to clean up.
If it has somehow managed to actually fall apart, I definitely would not drive it as it would be flopping around hitting everything.
 
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Old 12-14-2011, 01:15 AM
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You can pull the outer joint apart and use the stub to hold the hub together.
 



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