I am having a slight axle problem on my 93 civic coupe... I just swapped a z6 into it and of course had to take the axles out and ****...
Well the passenger axle was very stubborn to get out and now it's being very stubborn going in. I put it in the other day but I know I didnt put it in all the way as it popped out as soon as I took it for the first test drive out of my driveway!
It is not going back in easily at all...

so is there any tricks or secrets I can use to slam it in there????????????????

and Im trying the "muscle guy" approach to use all my strength but I am only 5'6 and 120lbs so that doesnt work all too well

 

make sure the axle is being put in straight and is clean. ensure your C clip is tight and in the groove. don't force the axle, my little sister can change her own.

 

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Haha
Yea u might have to use some kind of mallet to hammer it in...But just dont use a steel hammer unless u dont want to be able to get ur axle nut on.

 

if the C clip is lined up correctly, the axle will slide in using its own weight. we usually just line up the snub inside the seal and then thrust it in (not all crazy). if everything is lined up, it goes in real easy.coming out usually requires the 18" prybar.

 

C clip?

 

grab it by the hub right next to the tranny and push it in with your whole body... don't just push it with your hand.... that won't work if you're lightweight...

 

the C clip is that thing that looks like a key ring on the snub of your axle that goes into the transmission. it is to retain it inside the transmission and not let it slop around and potentially fall out.

 

so the c-clip is part of the outer shaft by the splines that go into the tranny???

 

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You're confused and that's okay. That's why people come here .

The C-clip (or "circlip") that we're talking about is a nearly 360-degree piece of heavy gauge wire that sits in a groove on the transmission end of both axles. It increases the diameter of the axle just enough so that when you shove it into the transmission, it expands into a groove to lock the splined end into place. If you don't get the axle all the way in, the circlip won't "snap in" and the axle will come out at its leisure.

One way to do this, since you're little, is to get a long piece of metal - a Craftsman prybar works wonderfully - and a rubber mallet and give the transmission end of the axle (the big bulky joint, not the shaft ) a couple hits by setting the prybar against it and hitting the end of the prybar with the mallet. Feel free to swing for the fences as the rubber mallet will take any lost momentum long before the axle or transmission.

Good luck.