I have a 99 ES that I have ran in a couple of autocrosses and a rallycross. Returning home Sunday night from an autocross I noticed a vibration from the front end whenever I lift throttle. From previous experience with VW's the most likely culprit would be a broken cv joint. I have a couple of questions; is there another likely problem that would have similar symptoms, and are the half shafts difficult to replace on the Protege?

thank-you
Allen

 

allen from my experience with FWD cars and VW's with an IRS....it sounds to me like you KNOW what is wrong.....the CV joint is your most likely culprit.....

I can't answer your second part of your question as I have never done this job on a Pro.

 

yeah I was hoping somebody would come back with something about maybe a small CHEAP circlip that was prone to fail, or some BS like that.

 

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R&R CV Shaft