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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by reechy
wes, do you do most of the maintenance yourself? how hard is it to change the axles?
yea, not to brag but ive done an engine swap, clutch change, suspension, brakes and all that crap on my accord.

the axle shouldnt be THAT hard...max of 4 hours.
make sure you can get the axle nut loose.

ya need some help?
although we still have not pin-pointed the problem still h:
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 91_accord
Have you checked your sway bar links? uhm maybe you should carefully lift your front-end and check for any play in the ball joints, tie rods, and anything else.
yeah, im gonna do a full check this weekend.

Originally Posted by wedley2
yea, not to brag but ive done an engine swap, clutch change, suspension, brakes and all that crap on my accord.

the axle shouldnt be THAT hard...max of 4 hours.
make sure you can get the axle nut loose.

ya need some help?
although we still have not pin-pointed the problem still h:
:thumbup: good stuff man.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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this could be a non-related issue....but the noise started happening after i brought the car for in front rotors. could it have something to do with the hub assembly?
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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lol, do a check for the front caliper mounting bolts.

i forgot to tighten mine after doing those and the caliper nearly came loose which made a clunk at acceleration/braking.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by reechy
this could be a non-related issue....but the noise started happening after i brought the car for in front rotors. could it have something to do with the hub assembly?
Make ABSOLUTE SURE your knuckle is firmly connected to both control arms and cotter pins are in each castle nut. Even though this shouldn't have been played with they might have.

And like wed said, a thorough check of all brake components. That's why I don't trust anyone to do that stuff unless I'm watching em h:
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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thanks for your help guys. very much appreciated!
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