The trunnion bearings take a beating and need to be replaced more frequently than the wheel bearings. If they weren't replaced last year and are ?? years old, most of us on the forum would probably have replaced them while everything was apart.
However based on what was written above it's...
Ok, so it appears they didn't replace the trunnion bearings or wheel bearings this time around. Did they replace those last year?
Not sure what they mean by "axle O-ring", maybe they were referring to the dust seals/wipers for the swivel balls??
He didn't mentioned packing the new CV joints...
Does the receipt state which grease type/brand was used??
Were the trunnion bearings and/or wheel bearings replaced?
Posting up the receipt will help others see what to expect.
Glad it's back together.
Would you mind posting up the repair receipt (name/address removed) showing the part numbers/descriptions and cost of parts and labor, etc??
Might help some future members.
The left side always wears faster than the right, hence the reason some of us swap their CV joints side-to-side to even out the wear. I did this 12 years and almost 90,000 miles ago, still no clicking.
IMHO the shop should give you a massive discount; a serviceable CV joint
installed with the...
You can take a look into the knuckles via the inspection port; remove the pipe
plug and stick a long thin screwdriver into the hole, pull it back out.
As mentioned above it's not all that incommon to find either the incorrect type of grease (needs to be Moly fortified), or not enough grease...
The steering knuckles could be low on grease along with the CV joints likely having wear. The noise is from the large balls (ball bearings) inside the CV joint
snapping/clicking against the inner aspect of the (dry) joint.
Have you ever added the correct Moly fortified grease to the steering...