Ford F?cus? - Yes, I have one of those, too. If the boots have failed, the joints won't be far behind. Don't bother replacing joints - replace the entire drive axle. Left side (driver) cost me $50....
Just replace the entire half-shaft driveaxle. It is really pointless to try to rebuild a CV joint when it's only $75-$100 for the whole half-shaft driveaxle. NOTE: The passenger side is very easy....
"Universal joint" - describes the flexible joint/connection on a driveshaft from the transmission to the differential/drive-wheels.
Common usage is for rear-wheel drive configurations.
For...