EKway2low

ok guys yesterday i replaced both of my axles on my 2000 civic si, they have seem better days so i replaced them, now after i put everything back togheter and took it for a test drive i still here a click on the drivers side, now i jacked it back up and everything is tight, so i try to move the axles like back n forward and it seems like they have a lil paly is this suposed be that way cuz i dont remember if they did the same thing before i replaced them??? please help me here also when i first take off my car vibrates ??? struts??? it never vibrated before i put new axles??? so im really confused on this i really need to know what went wrong

z6hatchboy

If the jam nut or whatever its called that goes on the end of the axle is tightened all the way i dont think it should have any play. Is the vibration in the steering wheel?

EL MIGGZ

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true that, they shouldnt really move around if the nut has been tighten all the way

egsleepercivic

where did you get your axles? I have gotten remans before that were bad right out of the box, take it back and try another one

gl

93egSLEEPER

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egsleepercivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">where did you get your axles? I have gotten remans before that were bad right out of the box, take it back and try another one

gl </TD></TR></TABLE>

yea same thing has happened to me. try tightening up the nuts tighter but it may be a lemon so take it back and get a new one.

EKway2low

ok guys the vibration feels like if it was the shocks/struts only when im doin like 20 on 1st gear when i take off,,,, but it never did b4 i put the new axles,, the nuts for the axles are tight to specs a guy from lesschawb did it with a tq wrench,, now the axles just have like a really lil play,, they dont move thought its just if i try to push it in and pull it out kinda thing and its just a lil play but i can heat that click when i do it

EKway2low

i got them from shucks with a lifetime warranty...

EKway2low

ok guys i thanx fo ur help!!!

now i just wanted to ask u and explain my question right,, i just re checked my car and everything is tight no nuts missing or anything,,, but i just found out that my front left sway bar link is messed up, so i have to replace it,, but i cheched the axles again i got under the car and i dont c like any gaps between the axles n driveshaft but they still move its really so there is like a really small gap,, so when i put them on they went right in and i know i didnt get them mixed up cuz one is male and the other female, so wut do u think went wrong, was i suposed to like pound them in or push them im with sometin????????? i really need help oh and the car drives fine so now i know that click id from the swaybar link, but im still worried about the axles not being installed right???????

ninethree-civic

you did not have the axle seated in the trans all the way, also try tigheting the castle nut, there should not be any play

EKway2low

ok axle nuts are already tight to tq specs, and is everything else..

oh and i've been asking around and some ppl tell me its ok if has a lil play and some ppl tell i shouldnt have any play at all so who is right??? please..


and i have an eg hatch with b series, and before i did the swap it didnt vibrate, and when i put the b on it it started vibrating really bad when i hit hte throttle,, sou guys think it might be the axles 2??? i put the swap in my self and everything else works so what could it be????? struts?? axles??? neuspeed lowering srpings that are cut??? oh the axles on my hatch have alil play 2,,, could it be that i didnt push them in hard enough????/

thanxs for all ur effort on helping me

electron_si

you can tap the end of the axle (axle nut side) gently with a hammer to make sure the axle is seated. Put a block of wood over it if you aren't a careful person so you dont damage the threads on the axle.

EKway2low

but the play is on the side of the driveshaft... im a nooby so idk...

so do i need to remove axle nut or whatever to do this????
sorry i just dont want to expletive it up more lol...

1krebs1

it is normal to feel some slight play in the driveshaft joints. they handle some extreme angles so there is always slight play

20civic0000si

I had similar issues with axles from auto parts stores such as schucks or napa. They do give a great warranty though but you pay for what you get, i would just use it and try another set. At one point I actually switched to used OEM axles because they held up better and drove smoother then remans.

EKway2low

umm i got the new ones though not the remans.. thanx so wut im gona tomorrow when i get off work im gona try to push it more hittin it with the hammer n piece of wood like they told me... and then if it still dont fix the problem im gona have shucks give me a new set and try it again.....i paid 175 for the new set of axles with some lifetime warranty on them so,,, if u guys think that those axles drom shucks dont work taht good...???where?? can i get some like stage2 axles or 1.9 or 2.9 idk??? just the upgrade of the oem ones..

again thanx.....

egsleepercivic

I think you got remans, new axles are like $150 a piece, take back the axle and fix your sway bar and see if you still have the noise


gl