Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 AT 4:16 AM
I have a 1.5 Nissan Almeira. I year ago I replaced the front shaft and CV joints due to previous owner bad workmanship replacing a burned out clutch. However I had the front tyres replaced and the balanced last week. This week I noted a "cracking / clicking" noise when I turned the car out of the drive (to left). It sounds like the noise I heard before I discovered the problems with the 2 front joints - which cost me 1500 euro to replace (incl. Labour). The car has been serviced in last 5 weeks and was driving fine. After the noise started a few days ago I also noted a slight vibration in the steering wheel. It gets worse when I increase speed. The noise seems to be coming from the passenger side of the car at the back. Please help, as it cost me a lot of time and money to identify the previous CV problem and I have spent a fortune on this car already.I'm dreading another serious issue. Please advise.