hey. i have a 91 si civic with a jdm b16. im using 91 integra ls axles and well i just broke my fourth one in like 4 months. the driver side one keeps breaking. what is wrong? should i be using a different axle or what. and it usually breaks on tight u turns, but it broke just making a turn and i popped the clutch and it chirped second and broke.

 

check motor mount bushings.

 

Stop dumping the clutch around corners.

 

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Yep, and stop making tight u turns, do a 3 point turn. If your going to drive that aggressive that your chirping tires around corners, your going to break stuff.

 

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Yep, and stop making tight u turns, do a 3 point turn. If your going to drive that aggressive that your chirping tires around corners, your going to break stuff. </TD></TR></TABLE>

x2.....gotta use the idiot factor in cases like this.

 

He has a different problem, the car should be able to do that fine, I dont see autocrossers constantly breaking axles.

 

yeah maybe its binding up maybe you have the wrong midshaft

 

maybe you have the car too low?

 

wha mounts are you running?
i remember in my EF when i ran an aftermarket tranny mount with oem rear and post mounts i would have issues with the motor not sitting perpindicular to the frame rails....this lead to a lot of binding during everyday driving and eventually destroyed my axles while i was hittng a corner one day...thats probably the first thing id check for....also where are you getting tese replacment units from?
and when they blow, what part of the axle is physically breaking?

 

it just goes like that, i broke like three axles in as many months, and the ones i have now have lasted for a few years. or maybe you just have to much vtak

 

hmm.. i had the same problem with my rex but i sold it.. one of the problem was the rack and pinion.. check for ruin tie rods ends. it could be what others have said also like the motor mounts. check the bushings and if they are the right mounts, you can also adjust the mounts.. other than that like those other dudes the mid shaft and if your car is too dump making the axles stiffer on one side when turning!

 

Are they OEM axles your breaking or aftermarket, most of the time aftermarkets are rebuilds, and I have seen some out last others by years. Some can last years, some can be messed up when you get them.

 

i have innovative mounts. im not sure though ill check tomorow. when i mean break i mean like all the bearings break where the cv shaft goes into the mid shaft. im getting these from kragen and i have a life time warranty on them.


Modified by (760)doogie at 2:14 AM 7/22/2007

 

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Hmmmm......

 

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Hmmmm......</TD></TR></TABLE>
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