So i have a rattle from the front passenger side wheel.

It only rattles when turning, and only when applying the gas.

This is a front wheel drive 1984 civic. And the pic is of where the axle meets the wheel.

Ive found driveshafts for around 200 bucks. not sure i feel like blowing $200 on this. may be easier to go buy a used exploder or something.

The seal is open, i have not had more than a few minutes to examine this, do you think this is the cause of the rattle? and if so, how dangerous is it to drive like this?

 

CV joint. Many places rebuild them and charge about $150 with exchange to replace one. You want to replace boots before they fail to avoid replacing the whole cv joint.

 

At first I was like

And then I was like

Forgot you were FWD.

 

yup, it is a cv joint. theyre a pain in the *** when it comes to rebuilding them...or at least they are when rebuilding a polaris cv joint......