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Car wont move after i made a U Turn.

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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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I bought me a full tank of gas, then i headed onto road and a made a U Turn at a normal speed(was bustin a quick one). I heard a Snap or Clak or something and then my car felt like it was in nuetral (was in first gear or second, cant remember but it was in gear). So i put it in nuetral then put it back in gear and gave it gas... i hear a grinding/rubbing kind of noise. Then i proceeded to saying "Oh ****" in my head so i turned on my hazards and coasted off onto the grass. I call someone and he comes and tows my car back home and i decided to try it one more time... and it drove lie normal (wtf??). I didnt want to drive too far, i just took it around the block and came back and parked it. I told my dad what happened and he said it sounded like the clutch went. What do you guys think?

Only modifications done to the car are shocks, springs, and wheels.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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check your axles.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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they're probably your axles, same thing happened to me
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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So do the axles just pop back into place randomly? because it works fine now, but im afraid to drive it.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 07:03 AM
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do you ahve a swap? the only time i ahve seen that happen is when the wrong axles are used (too shrot) or the inner joints are not full seated.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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broken CV Joint....
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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Get new axles.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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I wouldn't drive on them axles. I had one break on me and saw the bearing rolling down the parking lot. had to get a tow to the shop and have them replace since back then I thought they were hard to replace.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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Yes they will pop or jam back into place. I had one slip going up my friends steep driveway, and later on a U turn. Then it seemed to worked fine. Two days later It completely let go, and I had to get a tow to the shop from work...
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get new axles.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 10:49 AM
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Even if the joint isn't bad, if the axle pops out when moving it usually grinds the little teeth off the end which hold the circlip on (which is what keeps the axle in) so it will be prone to keep slipping out. A reman axle can be picked up for around $60 or so (D-series)
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 02:31 PM
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yeah check your axels and your axele boots, I got a buddy of mine with a civic si witha bunch of mods, b18 block, b16 head, gsr cams and type r pistons, sooo nasty, the other night he tried to show off and rip some gears, same thing happend to him but he was going straight. he pulled over and pushed it back into the boot. It still does it, its not hard to fix
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