denraweb

Car is a 1991 CRX Si with a jdm obd-0 b16 swap. Axles seem the right length, as when they are tightened, they sit right..except for the gap where the knuckle ring goes...anywho, read on please.

In a nut shell:
If a knuckle ring is missing from your hub, would that make your wheels not turn?

Long story (more info):
Ok, so I noticed that my axle nuts weren't tight, so I grabbed the 32mm socket out with the 1/2" drive and started tightening them. They looked new (tab hadn't been bent in) so I didn't bother replacing them. So I tightened them pretty tight (no torque wrench, but I know pretty much more or less how much to tighten them). Got them all done with and hopped in the car for a test drive...BUT...car wouldn't move. It was basically like trying to take off with the e-brake fully activated. So I got out, jacked up the car, and tried spinning the tires by hand...and to my surprise, they would not move...loosened the axle nut, and the tires were free to spin...so I pulled out the axle and looked behind the knuckle/hub for anything odd...and noticed one thing was wrong...the knuckle ring was gone. The snap ring was in place on the front side, with the wheel bearing it, will all bearings in place. So since that knuckle ring is gone, is that what's making the car not move? Is that the reason the tires don't spin freely when the nut is tightened? Keep in mind, I did not overtighten the nut, the reason I know that is because I even just tightened them by hand and the hub still did not turn.

Also the wheel bearing seems to be greased okay and that spins freely. If it's not the knuckle ring, what else could it be? Like I said, everything spins freely (brake pads touching of course), until the axle nut is even barely tightened...

If you're not sure what it is, here's a pic:

ILcrxsi1

No, not having the ring wouldn't make it not turn. Actually a lot of the time when people do a b swap the ring has to be removed in order to let things turn.

If the other side still has the ring on then take it off and see what happens.

denraweb

I'll try that. Thanks.

philkehn

There is no such thing as over tightening your axle nut. Well there is, but your tires will still spin.... To help you can i ask why you are messing with the axles... are you doing a swap or just simply replacing the axles?? The correct replacement axles for a y1 tranny with a y1 halfshaft is a 86-88 integra shaft with a 90-93 integra inner joint If you have a s1 tranny with s1 half shaft you will use a 90-93 integra axle