after hours of hellaciousness of removing control arm, removing ball joint, installing new ball joint, all that good stuff, i'm finally putting everything back together.
The drivers side cv axle simply slid into the transaxle without any trouble at all, but the passengers size is being a massive pain. Its in enough so that it won't come out fully if i tug on it, but it won't fully go in. I think there is about an inch left on the shaft.
Is there any trick to this? It doesnt matter what gear the transmission is does it? (its in park right now). I'm gonna go try again in a little while, after my arms recooperate...
The driver's side axle is held in by a locking ring, the passenger side is only held in by those 3 10mm bolts.
If you can't get the pass. shaft in, you're prolly coming in at the wrong angle. When I put my CV shaft in, I missed the hole and it somehow got caught up on something where it would not move either way. You jus have to kinda work it back out and try again, it should jus slide right in.
yea, it should slide in...not super easy...but fairly effortlessly.
Anytime working with mechanics and metal pieces...my rule of thumb...it dont work, dont force it....cause its made for it to work together....so if it aint going...try again...
If anything else....pull it all the way out...go have a drink and some food and come back to it...with a "fresh mind"....usually helping....cause your patient and thinking just a little better.
The driver's side axle is held in by a locking ring, the passenger side is only held in by those 3 10mm bolts.
If you can't get the pass. shaft in, you're prolly coming in at the wrong angle. When I put my CV shaft in, I missed the hole and it somehow got caught up on something where it would not move either way. You jus have to kinda work it back out and try again, it should jus slide right in.
This only applies to SR20's. The GA16 has retainer clips on both sides. My trick is to put the nut on the axle, Press the axle inward to take the slop out of the CV joints, and hit it a couple times with a rubber mallet or dead blow hammer. Just smack it until it pops in place!
Hmm i believe my haynes manual said to NOT hit it with a hammer LOL.. maybe i'll be gentle and give it a try.
Yea i've tried taking it out.. reinserting it... it will go in far enough to point where the gear teeth engage each other... eg if i rotate the axle it will turn the drivers side axle.... but it wont go any further! and my arms are getting tired
A few light taps with a rubber dead blow mallet at the axle end, with me applying pressure to take the slack out of the cv joints, popped it right into the transmission
A few light taps with a rubber dead blow mallet at the axle end, with me applying pressure to take the slack out of the cv joints, popped it right into the transmission
A hammer yes, but taking the slack out of the CV's and using a dead blow is a different story.
Did I mention that I can pull a tranny and have the gear stack out in 45 minutes? LMAO I have done it enough times that I know a bunch of little BS that makes it easier.
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