I've put in a new driveshaft for both the driver/passenger side. I took it for a test drive, it drives fine when i'm accelerating, when i let go of the gas i can hear the axle rotating where the its connected to the transmission, like the axles are loose.

I've took it out both axles, exchanged it for new ones, reinstalled it, still no luck, any suggestions???

car is 96 accord lx auto

 

Im not too sure about this. I too did this job on my 96 Ex. Ummm Did the new one have that ring? The ring that enters the tranny? Do the axle joints move freely? How about the seals between the tranny and the axle? Same length as the old one?

My best bet is that ring.

I never had this problem. You could always put a little grease in there.

 

Does the driver-side axle have a "mid" axle between the outboard axle and the tranney, like my '94?

Make sure the axles are SEATED at the tranney and outer wheel races. If so, the inner-axle at the driver's side may be the problem. It is easy to unbolt, and has an inner-bearing that can be pressed out/in at a machine-shop.

If you did everything right on the outer axles, my bet is the inner-axle has a bad bearing. Past a certain "load" at the bearing it is spinning loose.

Many folks replace very old axles but ignore the inner-shaft axle, which often has a shot out bearing. The new, tight axles transmit more torque than before, and there goes that bearing. Wrenchy