My 2001 type r keeps eating the driverside cv axle. I replaced it 3 times and it goes bad after about 400 miles. Anyone know what might be wrong? Drives great after the new axle is installed but then goes bad and the whole car shakes.all the motor mounts look good i think and the balljoints and wheel bearings seem fine too.Its been doing this since i hit a pothole months ago.Its the outer part of the shaft that goes into the wheel that goes bad.

 

How is the lower arm?

 

The lower arm looks fine do you think it might be a wheel bearing since it keeps going bad.

 

the wheel bearing could be causing it, but it is more likely a geometry problem caused by your pothole incident...check all bushings in the arm, the shock, shock mount, alignment, and double check all engine mounts.

 

The shaking sounds more like a tie rod, more then anything....if it was the bearings, its usually more of a whiring noise you hear like from a big [...] truck

 

I think its a motor mount, will the poly inserts fix these.

 

I still say check your tie rod it's a piece of cake to change and most likely what broke when you hit a pot hole!

 

the motor mounts were bad thanks

 

well at least you got the thing fixed

 

Surprised to hear that. My car has over 80,000 hard miles on it. Motor mounts still fine.

Glad you got it fixed, anyway.