Well I just had a recent motor swap in my car. My passenger side axle keeps coming out each time I drive. When it does, my car just sits there. I'm so freakin pissed right now. Anybody know how to fix this problem?? Thanks!
Axles just dont pop out. Are you sure you have the right axles, doesnt sound like it? I assume its popping out of the tranny, if not, do you have a axle nut on the side that goes in the hub? Seems kinda strange.
pull the axle out of the tranny. check to see the c clips are still there and not worn. while you have the axle out it would be a good idea to just replace the c clips anyways, they're cheap enough.
but if they are still there and are good you may not be putting it in correctly. make sure its in ALL the way should snap in and you shouldn't be able to pull it out easy either.
if it still is popping out, either its the wrong axle, or the groove inside behind the axle seals is worn.
where did you get your swap from? if you had purchased it used from a different swapped car the axle maybe a frankenstein. ie. prelude cv's and civic shaft.
sucks, good luck
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vern - 93 jdm 2.3vtec 4ws
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Well the c-clips look fine to me. How much are they from the dealership?? I'll see if I can replace them. When I put the axle in the transmission, it just pops out when I put it into first and drive off. I push them in all the way till it's about flush with the transmission. Can't push them in any further in.
Anybody else know what's wrong?? Man, I gotta drive around my mom's minivan or my sister's slow 88 corolla around while I try to figure this out. Help me out guys!
clips are cheap. 50 cent or so. like i said, i'd do these first. cheap to do, should be done anyways, and would eliminated them from the problem should it still persist. simplest diagnosis from this standpoint.
how did you pull out the axles the first time? did you have to pry it out, or did it slide out easily? does it SNAP in place when you push it in?
did you replace any of the boots or do anything to the axle?
you need to be VERY descriptive when asking for help over the boards. we're not there so we can't see or know the entire scenario.
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vern - 93 jdm 2.3vtec 4ws
please say a prayer for isai perez jR, my godson 9.28.02-3.16.03
for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosever believeth in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. John 3:16
hmmm... well.. i think its a motor mount.... possibly the motor isnt sitting where its suppose to be... i had a civic once that did that... turned out to be that a lower motor mount was bent/bad.. replaced it and that solved the problem.
I just bought an used tranny. My old tranny was busted. I'm not sure I heard it snap in place when I put the axle in. I know that it's in as far as it goes. Can't push it in any further then when I do put it in. I'm still using my old h23a1 axles. I didn't do anything to the axle. All I did was pull it out, then tried putting it back in. I'm not sure what else I could be doing wrong.
it may be that you're not putting enough force on it while installing them. try using a 2x4 by placing it on the edge of the cv joint's shell, smack it a couple times with a hammer. dont kill it cause you'll damage the boot.
the case of the motor mount is an extreme, not likely to happen to a lot of hondas. unless everyone drops the motors by accident. anyways if the motor were sitting farther away, the cv joint is built so that i can extend and retract. basically the only thing holding the cv joint to the shaft is the boot.
so i guess when installed, check the axle to see if the boot is fully extended to its limits or past it. then look on the other side and look to see if it is retracted, or pushed back.
which axle is this? right or left w/ the half shaft?
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vern - 93 jdm 2.3vtec 4ws
please say a prayer for isai perez jR, my godson 9.28.02-3.16.03
for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosever believeth in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. John 3:16
it's the passenger side axle. I thought I pushed it in pretty good. I'll try what you said. Hopefully it'll work. They need to make some kinda of thing to hold the axle in place like the intermediate shaft. Then I wouldn't have to worry about the axle poppin out.
well here's what I did so far. I replaced the axle snap ring with a new one and still same problem. I stick the axle all the way in and when I drive it, it gradually comes out. I know for sure I put the axle all the way in. Man I can't do this much more cause all my tranny fluid leaks out when I drive. It's freakin $5.50 per quart!
well all I know is it's genuine honda manual tranny fluid. bought it straight from honda. anyways, that's what I was thinking too. the part that pops out is the part that goes into the differental. Well it doesn't really pop it. When I drive the car, it just slides out. I just bought it pretty recently too. Pissin me off so bad cause I haven't been able to drive my car for 2 1/2 weeks now. Is it hard to replace the differental??
well I would have a pro look at it but currently I'm short on funds. All my money went towards my tuition for school That's why I'm tryin to figure it out myself. If I knew how to fix it, I would've fixed it long time ago. I'm still tryin to figure out what's wrong.
to replace diff is to remove and disassemble the tranny.
did you replace the passenger inner cv boot by any chance? maybe you didn't get the outer end of the boot in the proper groove and is pulling on the cv joint assy.
the cv joint is supposed to slide in and out on the drive shaft, if you push on the cv joint towards the axle shaft and you're hearing and feeling immediately contact, or no play whatsoever, i do believe there's a problem with the joint not sliding.
could be the boot not properly installed, or internal rust, or the joint may be defective.
thats the last thing i can think of to be fault of the axle and not the diff.
go check, then check again. good luck.
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vern - 93 jdm 2.3vtec 4ws
please say a prayer for isai perez jR, my godson 9.28.02-3.16.03
for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosever believeth in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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(or fix it)...
That's why I'm tryin to figure it out myself. If I knew how to fix it, I would've fixed it long time ago. I'm still tryin to figure out what's wrong.
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