Any reason why I blew an axle is it because is an autozone axle? Del sol b18 with b16 trans. Blew it on expressway

 

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Correct axle for set up?
Age of axle at failure?
What do you consider a blown axle?
Transmission damage?
Pictures?
Any other relevant information about car?

 

It's the right axle for setup. It was only 5 months old from autozone. And I was on expressway going to pass someone. I was on the gas a little and car just free revved and wouldn't move anymore. Runs but doesn't move. I only had a little time to look at it but the boot closest to the transmission was ripped in half and axle was sloppy

 

Probably a cheap axle. Aren't those under warranty?

 

Yes lifetime. But I was just wondering if being a cheap axle is why lol

 

It sounds like the axle popped out of the differential. Maybe it was not fully locked into place when installed.

 

That's more of what it sounds like. Has that happen in a 93 now that I remember it.

 

Yeah but the boot is ripped in half and it was brand new!

 

So? Get it replaced and don't take it to the same place that installed it.

 

This^ could have happened when the axle popped out of the differential.

 

Axle is not out of the differential. And when you even put the car in first it rolls back and it shouldn't do that. Wtf and I installed it lol

 

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K I will soon

 

Looks like the joint separated in the boot

 

 

Axle was probably the wrong length and bound up.

Protip: When replacing axles with crappy remans, hell when replacing axles period put the new axle next the old axle on the ground and examine them closely, make sure the new axle is the same as the old one because often enough they aren't.

 

I had a d series before so I went to a b series and didn't have axles. So I got del sol vtec ones since it is a b16 so I'm pretty sure it wasn't the wrong axle

 

Cheap axle. Came out in two pieces lol

 

Has the car been lowered and are the LCA bushings OK?

 

Yes and everything is A ok now

 

this just happened to a buddy of mine.his car is super low and he rices the hell out of it...lol