I just did a motor swap in my hatch because the last one was getting up there in miles. I swapped in the same one (D16Z6) and now i can't get the driver side axle in. It gets stuck about 1/4 inch away from being seated against the seal and we just can't get it in.

Might there be something it's getting bound on? We've looked in the hole to see if there was something stuck in there, checked the splines in the tranny and on the axle and everything looks fine. We've taken the flywheel cover off to get that out of the way and replaced the axle seal.

 

is the round pin at the end of the axle abused at all?

 

on the shaft that goes into the tranny? i don't see a pin there at all, only a C clip...

 

anything? this is all i need to do to drive my car again, so any help at all...

 

yeah thats what i mean, dont know why i send pin
but my was mangled and wouldnt go into the trany

 

mine looks ok. do you think advanced or auto zone would have something like that? if not, where else do you think i could get one?

 

i know when i do my dx axles,i have to get them into the tranny as far as possible (usually about 1/4 inch or so from being seated) then i CAREFULLY push the axle twards the tranny and hammer the end of the axle till it's seated... YOU DONT NEED TO SMASH ON IT, LIGHT TAPS WORK FINE!

 

yeah, we already tried that... light and not so light taps... nothing

 

dude im having the EXACT same problem...i have beaten the crap out of the axle trying it to get in....then got a new axle just for ***** and giggles and a new seal...and still nothing

if you find out how to fix it PLEASE let me know...this is all thats left and then its road worthy....

 

Check the spinales near the end of the axle towards the boot. Make sure they are not damage. You can also try changing out the c-clip. Sometimes they expand way too much therefore the axle wont seat properly. good luck

 

well the c-clip does look rather large...but i've tried 2 brand new (not reman) axles...(i have lifetime warranty)...and they both do the same thing?


could it be the transmission?...splines looked good in there...had a flashlight pen and was checkin it out...it drove fine before i found out it was sitting out...but was pouring tranny fluid everywhere >< this is pissing me off

 

it can't be my tranny because it was absolutely fine before i let it sit for a few weeks before i could get to repairing it.

 

The same thing happened to me. New axle, new C clip, nothing in the way, even put trans. fluid on the splines. I ended up just having to use all my strength and just push as hard as I could while holding onto the inner joint housing. I was just about to give up when it went in. Maybe have some one hit the hub spline while you try to push it into the trans.