[Jdub]

With 240K on your car I would be very interested in disassembling and examining the balls and races. While this job is messy, the heartbreak of a broken CV and that axle flapping around your valuable transmission case is worse. The amount of caked grease and dirt tells me your CV joint is toast.

Do your records indicate a replacement - by miles? I always mark the axle shaft with the date and mileage of the rebuild just FYI.