Hints for axle install
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From: milwaukee wi
Originally posted by drumsy
Gahhh, hitting scares me. I simply lined it up, pushed the inboard end in first. It would only go in so far, so my dad got down there and attempted to manually twist it slowly why I applied pressure to the inboard CV joint. Eventually, it reached the sweet spot and just slid right in and clicked. Then I put the outboard end into the hub and was done with it! Reassemble from there!
Gahhh, hitting scares me. I simply lined it up, pushed the inboard end in first. It would only go in so far, so my dad got down there and attempted to manually twist it slowly why I applied pressure to the inboard CV joint. Eventually, it reached the sweet spot and just slid right in and clicked. Then I put the outboard end into the hub and was done with it! Reassemble from there!
That's what I did. Just muscle that axle in there. There is a spot where it should slide in pretty easily.
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From: So. Utah
There is a little retaining ring that keeps them in. So, when you go to take your old ones out get a big screw driver or a pry bar and once everything is undone from the axle, get between the axle and the trans and pop it out. just until you can tell it lets go of the ring then you can slide it out.
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From: East TN
Originally posted by Bakeoff
Get it in as far as you can, then slide it into the knuckle, and swing the knuckle to pop it into the tranny. No damage to the axle, and no damage to the knuckle.
Get it in as far as you can, then slide it into the knuckle, and swing the knuckle to pop it into the tranny. No damage to the axle, and no damage to the knuckle.
Originally posted by WideBodyEK
DING DING DING!!! we have a winner
but usually my boy is in the garage with me so when i do axle replacements on customer cars,..i usually just have him pop the axle into place,..he just shoves that bastard till it clicks,..6'3 pushing 300 pounds,..having friends like that usually has some advantages
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DING DING DING!!! we have a winner
but usually my boy is in the garage with me so when i do axle replacements on customer cars,..i usually just have him pop the axle into place,..he just shoves that bastard till it clicks,..6'3 pushing 300 pounds,..having friends like that usually has some advantages
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you can usually just get it in by doing the slide hammer motion with your bare hands and bruit strength(some jerky shoves) or do the knuckle trick if you can't muster the strength. :thumbup:
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From: Twin Cities
Originally posted by westcoaststyle
I've never had an axle go bad on me and I drag race all the time. You can tap the ends without messing them up, just don't hit them with all out force.
jmo
I've never had an axle go bad on me and I drag race all the time. You can tap the ends without messing them up, just don't hit them with all out force.
jmo
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From: Richmond, VA
There's one thing I think everyone's forgotten about. Sometimes that retaining clip on the tranny side of the axle pops off when you're removing them. Then you could have a metal piece of trash bouncing around in your diff getting munched. Whenever you pull axles out of a tranny, you should reach into the tranny, past the seal with a magnet and make sure there's nothing in there. This applies to ANY car with CV axles, not just a Honda.
