half shaft cv joint?
01-05-2005, 02:48 PM
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half shaft cv joint?
ok i know i need my cv joints changed its making a bad clicking sound when i turn. now they said a half shaft is cheaper then a cv joint yet they say the half shaft would last longer and has the cv joint already on in it. i aint sure the guy knew what he was talking about it took him about 20 min to find it on his computer at auto zone ne help would be great thanks in advance
01-05-2005, 03:02 PM
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Re: half shaft cv joint? (dubbedcorde)
that cant be right, there's no way that a halfshaft and axle combo would be cheaper than a axle alone. And a halfshaft and an axle are two different things
01-05-2005, 03:10 PM
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Re: half shaft cv joint? (96MidoriHatch)
thats what i thought i know i need a cv joint for the drv side if i change the half shaft would it take car of the prob or is a half shaft and a cv joint 2 different things im kinda slow on things like this thanks
01-05-2005, 04:20 PM
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Re: half shaft cv joint? (96MidoriHatch)
and generally when you change your axles (which your cvs are connected to) you change both drivers and passengers sides at the same time
01-05-2005, 04:20 PM
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Re: half shaft cv joint? (dubbedcorde)
To me a half-shaft means the whole animal. A rear wheel drive car has a drive shaft, with u-joints between the tranny and the diff. When you have an independant drive wheel, the axle assemble on one side is called the half-shaft. The half-shaft is the whole axle assembly that contains both the inner and outer CV joints on one side of car. On one end it attaches to the tranny and the other to the hub.
The half-shaft is cheaper than buying a new CV joint because it is a mass overhauled unit. When you buy it you must give them your old one as an exchange. You are generally much better off, and it's cheaper, to buy the whole half-shaft and from Auto-zone it has a warantee. You may need it. I've had a rebuilt CV joint on a half-shaft I bought die after only 1 year.
The half-shaft is cheaper than buying a new CV joint because it is a mass overhauled unit. When you buy it you must give them your old one as an exchange. You are generally much better off, and it's cheaper, to buy the whole half-shaft and from Auto-zone it has a warantee. You may need it. I've had a rebuilt CV joint on a half-shaft I bought die after only 1 year.
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01-05-2005, 04:54 PM
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Re: half shaft cv joint? (99hatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99hatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i guess half shafts are what i reffered to as axles</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea same here, i have always heard them called axles and a halfshaft (as the part that mounts to the back of the block) or intermediate shaft.
yea same here, i have always heard them called axles and a halfshaft (as the part that mounts to the back of the block) or intermediate shaft.
01-05-2005, 06:54 PM
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Re: half shaft cv joint? (94CoupeEJ1)
thats what i was kinda hoping to hear i am getting both sides tomarrow from auto zone and swapping saterday im sure i will screw something up but im sure it will be fun i just hope i dont deal with the same dumba@@ i had to put up with today
01-05-2005, 09:12 PM
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Re: half shaft cv joint? (dubbedcorde)
nah you wont screw up its not that hard really, just follow the directions in this thread https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=382416&page=1 its a really good step by step tutorial with pics and everything
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