1996 prelude driveshaft problem - Honda Prelude Forum

1996h22a · 12-12-2011, 07:42 PM

hi guys, so i was gonna replace my driveshafts on my 96 prelude, but im having trouble getting the shaft on the driver side. it wont get out off the hub assembly. but i was pretty easy to get shaft out off the passenger side. i need some suggestion how to get the driver side shaft out please.. thanks guys..

camrann · 12-14-2011, 11:29 PM

Sometimes driveshafts are a big PITA. It is because of the circlip on the tip of the splines. The way I always get them out is with a big crowbar.It is pretty easy to pry/pop it out. You can also use a 3.5lbs hammer to tap it out. Be careful though! You can damage things if you are not careful. I have never had a problem using these methods.

1996h22a · 12-15-2011, 01:04 PM

i got it out from the transmission and i ended up taking the whole steering knuckle out and the shaft is still stuck in there.. i broke a gear puller and been hammering that shaft out of the hub till its mushroomed but still wont come out.

1996h22a · 12-15-2011, 01:06 PM

nice ride by the way.. whats your suspension height set-up?

camrann · 12-15-2011, 01:43 PM

Make sure when you are taping it with the hammer you are holding it straight when you smack it so that it is straight outward force not kinda up and out. Have you tried a big crowbar yet?

thanks man. It is Koni yellow and Ground control setup. 400F 350R spring rates. Not sure exactly how low it is..pretty low though. Especially on the front lol

kimara3002 · 01-01-2012, 02:56 PM

use heat and hit it with a 40 oz dead blow since you have everything off.. usually you keep the spindle nut on the end so it has a bigger hitting area and you dont mushroom the end as well as semi protects if you miss hit... once its out tho use some anit-cease in the spindle hub and slide the new on in.. this will help dramaticaly if you need to take the cv axle out again.. ive never had to heat up the hub to get a cv axle out of any car but thats the only way i can think of that will halp you.. that and the hammer really makes the difference get a metal tipped dead blow

drummerboy · 01-06-2012, 10:42 PM

I've always had a bit of an issue on the transmission side, but never on the hub. The posts above pretty much covered the best methods I can think of. Good luck with that.