Possible malfunctions, their causes and solutions
| Possible malfunction | Cause | Solution |
| Drive shafts | ||
| The car pulls to one side | Clamping in constant velocity joints (CV joints) | Replace |
| Excessive wear or seizure of the wheel hub bearing | Replace | |
| Defects in the front suspension and/or steering mechanism | Adjust or replace damaged elements | |
| Vibrations when moving | Excessive wear, damage or bending of the drive shaft | Replace |
| Drive shaft runout and scoring on the working surface of the wheel hub | Replace | |
| Excessive wear, damage or seizure of the wheel hub bearing | Replace | |
| Wheel shimmy (beating) | Wheel imbalance | Perform balancing |
| Defects in the front suspension and/or steering mechanism | Adjust or replace damaged elements | |
| Increased noise | Excessive wear, damage or bending of the drive shaft | Replace |
| Increased wear of the wheel hub splines or drive shaft | Replace | |
| Excessive wear, damage or seizure of the wheel hub bearing | Replace | |
| The wheel hub nut has come loose | Tighten to the specified torque | |
| Defects in the front suspension and/or steering mechanism | Adjust or replace damaged elements | |
| Cardan shaft | ||
| Extraneous sounds Increased noise Increased noise | The universal joint mounting screws are loose | Install the new mount and tighten the screws |
| Foreign material entering the shaft | Clean the shaft surface with solvent | |
| Deformation/runout of the universal joint fork | Replace | |
| Incorrect shaft angle | Correct | |
| The rear spring center bolt is not installed correctly | Turn it out, then tighten it | |
| Wear of universal joint bearings | Replace | |
| The driveshaft is damaged/not balanced | Replace | |
| Damage to the rear suspension spring | Replace | |
| Final drive shaft runout | Check the correct installation of the cardan shaft | |
| Axle fork wear | Repair/replace | |
| Transfer case runout | Repair | |
| Extraneous sounds in the universal joint | The mounting screws are loose | Install the new mount and tighten the screws |
| Insufficient lubrication (leakage) | Replace the hinge | |
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