i just replaced my drivers side cv axle. it took 3 different axles because my pride kept me from asking why none of the previous ones worked turns out even though my car is a honda my engine/transmission are not honda therefore honda cv axles will not work.... but here's the sad part of my story. After getting the right cv axle in and all back together i drove my car home from the high school shop less than a mile from my house and once i got above 10 mph the entire front end of my car started to vibrate. When i got to 20 i swear if i hadn't stopped my car it would have rocked it self apart. does anyone have any idea why it would be vibrating so much and so loud??? i am really starting to miss my baby... :'(

 

Lol thread, not only is the engine/transmission Honda, but the B16A is legendary.

On to your problem: Did you figure out that you needed axles from a 90 Integra? If so, did you remove the dust ring from inside the hub? The vibration could be from the axle itself or improper installation. It sounds to me like it's binding. But we need more info from you.

 

i did get the right axles yes, and i honestly dont know what the dust ring is so im pretty sure if i needed to remove it i probably didn't... :/ I'm not sure what information i could post that would help though.

 

Here ya go:



You will need to remove the axle in order to pry the seal from the hub using a small prybar or screwdriver. Before you do that, check for binding in the axle. You may have just got a bad one outta the box.

 

would the dust ring cause major shaking? and im pretty sure the binding is good but i have never actually replaced a cv axle before and i might be wrong. Also im pretty sure my car needs an alignment and i was told today it might be the inner or outer tie rods, do you know if any of these would specifically cause major shaking when driving over 10-15 mph?

 

Could it also be a bent wheel?

 

so i rotated my tires just in case and it is still there. I am starting to think it is the cv and that they sold me one with a bad binding like crvtectim said. If you can, send an email to 9439974@graniteschools.com (my email) and i can send a couple videos of the sound and how everything looked as i was rotating my tires. thanks.

 

You can check for suspension play by jacking one wheel at a time off the ground and pushing left and right (play in tie rods). If this only started happening after you replaced the driveshaft, chances are that the driveshaft installation is going to be at fault.

Did you make sure you pushed it in to the transmission far enough? there's a small retainer on the end of the driveshaft that needs to seat itself into the dif housing.

 

Many things can cause problems, but as stated above, your problems began after installing this axle, correct? Double check your work making sure everything is secure. Removing the dust seal is not an option. Take it out.

Check out this vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6yYUJTd3_4

 

here are some videos of what it looked like as i did tire rotation.

1.this is the first vid where i say what i plan on doing. P.S. i do know how to rotate tires, in the vid it sounds like i dont know though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guXLq...fdAUAAAAAAACAA

2. checking the tire rod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRKOo...e2AUAAAAAAABAA

3.this is my cv axle running
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxif1...57AUAAAAAAAAAA

4.this is the sound it makes while driving. Its easiest to hear if your wearing headphones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikuP7...59AUAAAAAAADAA

 

Hmm, that's horrible and you shouldn't drive the car in that condition.

I spotted two different wheels. Are all 4 wheels the same size with the same size tires? And make sure they are all hub centric.

Also, you should secure your brake lines. That's not safe and your brake performance will suffer when the line isn't stabilized.

 

yes they are all the same size. and thanks for the tip on the break line. does the sound give any idea on what it could be?

 

Looking at the the 3rd video, with the CVs and shaft. The inner cv joint appears to be wobbling. It may just be the boot but the amount is noticeable if you view the video in full screen mode.

Secondly the the rpm's to shaft rotations was strange. Was the assistant riding the clutch and reving the hell out of the engine? At around 0.28s rpm's are still going great but the shaft is no longer turning at all?? I think there is something majorly not right with the inner set up.

 

Did you check that the driveshaft was in the transmission properly?

 

If the wheels came from a car having a different bore, then hub centric rings should be used so that your wheels are mounted "centered" on the hub. It's not enough to depend on your lug nuts to center the wheels and doing so will stress the studs.

Here's what I'd do if I were you. Take the axle that you installed back out of the car. You have to do this anyways to remove the dust seal. Again, it's not an option. Unless you want your car to be down again for wheel bearing replacement.

Since you're working on the driver's side, you need to verify what intermediate shaft you have. The cv axle goes into this shaft, shaft into transmission. Shaft is bolted to the block with 3 14mm bolts iirc. Look the shaft over good for a casting number, something like SK7 should be stamped onto the shaft. I believe that's the only shaft that works with Integra axles. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I don't feel like searching now.

After you know you have the correct shaft and if you still have your old axle, install it (only after you've removed the DUST SEAL!) and see if your wobble stops. If you already gave your old axle to the parts store for a core, take the new axle up there to exchange it for another new axle.

Upon install of new axle, be sure to torque the 32mm nut to spec AND stake it so it will never back off on its own. I'm sure if this was your 1st time changing an axle in the car, it kicked your *** pretty good. Don't let that keep you from going through the process again. Practice makes perfect. I've done my share of axles and can now change one on my CRX on the ground from jacking the car up to back on the ground in 15 minutes conservatively. Faster if I kill myself lol. If you need tips, just ask. I'll be happy to share. Good luck!

 

So I took it back apart today and it seems the previous owner already took off the dust guards and I then I put it back together but the soun is still there. After I got the cv out I noticed that one end felt quite lubricated but the other was very hard to rotate. Almost to hard to rotate by hand.... Does that sound normal?

 

Which end was hard to rotate? Inner CV or the outer?

 

inner and i think that might have something to do with why it was wobbling in the third video i posted.

 

are centric rings rings universal?

 

im thinking about replacing the wheel hub assembly&barrings. is there anything specific i need to know about the ones i should buy? i dont want to get the wrong one and have to return it again.

 

I think you would be wasting your time.

 

And money! ^

 

so fyi, i found the problem. Here is a link to someone with the same problem if interested in knowing what it was. https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-accord-1990-2002-2/cv-axle-not-seating-tranny-2929913/

 

Good deal. It's always good practice to see if you can pry slightly on a new axle after install and get it to pop out. If it does then you know you haven't stabbed it all the way in.

 

You idiot, i told you check that 8 posts in. When you didn't reply i asked you again...


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