ok so im not sure what i have to replace.. but so far what i can see is an axle.. i know there is something else wrong.. maybe you can help point out what else i need to fix.


here are a bunch of pictures

car is 91' gs auto integra












Modified by sirhavok at 5:21 PM 1/22/2007

 

damn.. Deff a axle

 

i got the axle part.. my cuz is gunna pic it up for me for like 25 bucks.. but is there anyhting else u guys can see?

 

Looks like what happened is the Nut that holds the ball joint on to the lower control arm must have came loose and fell off...causing the control arm to drop and allow your axle to come out of place(which in turn toasted your axle

Replace the axle, thats a givin...and then as long as the threads on the ball joint arent trashed, get a new nut...tighten everything up and make sure the cotter pin is in place so that nut doesnt fall off again...

 

yea i found the bolt on the floor! so i still ahve that but i think i should still get a new one. i was wondering what that was too

 

Actually, being that the axle didnt break/cause the problem, you can probably just reboot it (being that the boot got ripped when the ball joint popped off). Ofcourse you'll need the 3 bearings that are missing in action as well....and maybe you should let a shop do it, because what happened looks fairly dangerous and probably caused by some newb that installed the castle nut incorrectly.

 

thats not supposed to happen. good thing you're still alive.

 

btw, your tie rod and/or steering rod might be bent. Not to mention the obvious quarter panel.

 

I would take apart what you can and inspect everything. That way, you would be able to tell what's good and what is scrap. If it were me, I would replace everything that has even the slightest bit of damage just to be on the safe side.

 

For that bolt on the balljoint to come off. The cotter pin wouldn't be there so it probably didn't have a cotterpin. Thats why it seperated. Atleast you didn't die

 

Be proud to know that:

You just got boned by a $0.03 part.

MAKE SURE TO USE THE COTTER PIN!!! It prevents the castle nut from loosening. Oh yeah, be sure to bend the cotter pin so it doesn't slide out.

 

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for real. bolljoint bolt should not come out, even your axel broke.

you are lucky !!

it should look like this

 

Oh yeah, and if a mechanic did the work, sue. Professional misconduct. Easy lawsuit. Fund a non-auto Acura. *Thumb up*

If you did your own work, you just learned a lesson. The hard way.

If a friend did the work, yell at him. Alot.

 

ok well my friend did the work for me, he put new struts on the car because the old ones went out.

he told me that the thread on the ball joint or on the nut was kinda stripped and that he was going to try and re thread it.

but he said it was fine to drive on.

i guess it wasnt.. lol

well so far, i know im gunna need a

new axel 25$
Complete hub 45$

the lower controll arm doesnt look bent our out of shape.

it's already taken apart and sitting in my garage waiting for new parts.


hopfully this weekend it will be back and up and running.

IM so thankfull im not dEAD! if this would have happend on the fwy i would be DEAD xD

 

be sure to use a cotter pin on that castle nut this time.

 

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Yes....its always the "friend" when you make a mistake.

 

haha i did that before on my old crx, i actually forgot to put the bolt on the bottom, luckily i wasnt driving when it popped out, i was at a gas station and made a sharp turn and then all of a sudden BOOM

 

damn u got lucky. that axle still looks salvagable. just get a new boot.

 

im not very good at fixing cars and stuff. i am learning!!!

but i dont even know what i need to get to slvage my axle

 

yea it looks like an noob put on a axle....looks like someone stripped the ball joint. so you need to take off the hub, take it to a shop to press in the new ball joint....its not one of DIY jobs. Then replace axle....and like everyone elses says....cotter pins.

Had the same problem with my civic....and well my car didnt come out as forutante as yours. Good to hear that you are okay

 

tha axle is not the problem there

 

well i was just gunna get a new hub..

this place said 45$$ bucks for it

 

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That newb was me and my friend who told him to replace it and warned him that it was noy safe to drive on.

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We dont do what we dont know about on other peoples cars. We learn on our own cars, that way we break our own ****. Besides, its suspension. How difficult can it be?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC2_005200 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea it looks like an noob put on a axle....looks like someone stripped the ball joint. so you need to take off the hub, take it to a shop to press in the new ball joint....its not one of DIY jobs. Then replace axle....and like everyone elses says....cotter pins.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Its a DIY job if you know what you're doing and got the tools.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sirhavok &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok well my friend did the work for me, he put new struts on the car because the old ones went out.

he told me that the thread on the ball joint or on the nut was kinda stripped and that he was going to try and re thread it.

but he said it was fine to drive on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

No...we told you it isnt safe to drive on...and that it needs to be replaced. The only reason why the car was delivered back to you was because we didnt have room to store it anymore. It sat blocking the driveway for a week whilr you were trying to get money to us and undecided about what you wanted to do.

The best part is that no one was hurt and the car is repairable.