Hey guys, i got kind of a wierd prob, and i hope that you could help me out.
thanks
Im rollin an ED Sedan with an Ls Swap. Motor and tranny. Along with EX hubs, brakes, Ect.
I started getting and axle shimmy while accelerating hard one night, and within a day after that i blew my driver CV into 500 pieces. I decided it would be best to just replace both of them cuz i didnt know how long they had been in there.
Had them in for 2 days, amd the axle shimmy started comming back, the next day my driver axle broke AGAIN!!!
thank god for lifetime warrentys
I put a 3rd one in 4 days ago and this morning the shimmiy started comming back...
I put it on the lift when i got to work and the driver axle has a good amount of wiggle room inside the Carrier Bearing shaft... how much is there suppose to be? any?
None of the local parts places can get that CB shaft, i havnt called honda yet but i will on my lunch. Is that my prob?
What could be causing me to keep breaking them? im not running the car that hard right now at all, I cant afford the tires. haha.
Any help would be much appreciated.
thanks again

 

The play is in the intermediate shaft? There is a bearing in the outer end that can be replaced or just get another shaft for the local junkyard.

 

The retainer clip was still on and intact before inserting the axle/s to the tranny/halfshaft?

 

Correct. Everything about the axles were right, the clips Ect. But the inner CV broke on both of them.
The play is between the axle and the intermediate shaft.
It seems like the teeth on the inside of the shaft could be worn thus giving it play. but im not sure if thats normal or not.

 

Hit up the junkyard. When i was doing my h2b swap the intermediate shaft did the same thing and when i looked at it close you could tell it was worn

 

thants what i was thinking, but im not sure if i want to junk yard it or buy new. i dont know why, but i kinda have issues with J Y parts. especialy bearings, Ect.
Does anybody know a place that makes them other than honda?

 

JY FTW mang! (you should be able to tell if any good,I can)

 

ill check around.
but does anyone know of an aftermarket shaft?

 

the only aftermarket ones I have seen were for 94+ integras and civics.

there is a stock one for a 90-93 integra on ebay right now for 50 bucks.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-67...d=350257207968

 

yeah. i think ill replaced it at the same time as my struts.
thanks for all the help guys.
if it doesnt fix the prop ill repost any new symptoms

thanks again

 

I Finaly got around to putting in my B16 this weekend. And when i pulled out my driver axle, it fell apart!!! That would be the forth pair of axles i have broken in the coarse of owning the car. I replaced the intermediate shaft when i did the swap this weekend. i hope that i dont break anymore of them. We will see what happends