Hey, im having a problem with my car. My pass side axel was making some noise and vibrating, and upon my inspection i saw that the inner boot was all messed up, so i replaced the axel. With the new axel in i drove around the block and there was a rotational vibration coming from the axel (simmilar to the noise initaly but without the noise, just the vibration). I took the wheel off and spun the hub, and it turns out the whole tranny moves a little each time the wheel rotates. now im not sure if its a tranny problem or a axel problem but the axel seems to oscilate as it spins in the tranny. sorry for typing so much but im really fustrated and not sure whats wrong. Thanks

 

anyone

 

Did you get the axle all the way in? Is the hub on the axle straight? Spindle nut torqued down?

 

im pretty sure i did all that right but ill have to take another look

 

no ones ever had this problem?

 

you might have the wrong length axle. becuase I've replace one and it was to 1 1/2 inch too short

 

i dont think thats the problem but thanks

 

You should need to seriously force the axle into the tranny, look again and see if you can see any shinny surface on the inner shaft, thenits not in far enough. Tranny moves because the mounts are broken , do a break torque test and have a friend help and see if the mounts are broken.

 

ive made sure the axel is seated right, whats a brake torque test?

 

I'm not sure exactly how to do a brake torque test, but I know you have to somehow put a load on the engine...hold the brake and hit the gas while in gear, but the car needs to be standing still...you should have someone else watch the engine and see which way it torques to. This will tell you which mounts are bad.

If I missed something, help me out

 

You are correct about the brake torque test but do it in drive then let off of the gas, put it in rev, let off the gas, go to drive and gun it again, then let off and go to rev and gun it.

Dont be affraid, just keep one hard foot on the brake and give it some real gas for just a couple of seconds while the other person inspects the motor mounts.

 

what if the car is manual...looks like your gonna have to grow a third leg?

 

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lol you will know when it gose in.
you will be puching your *** off then it willl go CLUNK!
then you know its in