I need help? I took my drive shaft out of my honda civic and Im having trouble putting them back in. How do I put them back in correctly?

 

Please click on the FAQs sticky. You'll find an outstanding Axle DIY there.

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thank you. very helpful

 

Yea, that's a great writeup. If you're looking for specifics on getting them popped in, I find a good way to do it is to get under the car so your head is right under the transmission and your feet are hanging out to the the side of the car from underneath. Then grip the axle's inner joint around the metal part closest to the tranmission and put your other hand further down the axle to guide it. Then just spin it around and "fine tune" it a bit until you feel it slide into the grooves and then POP it in with one quick, sharp movement. Works every time for me.

 

This!!!! I had a hard time getting them all the way in without laying underneath.

 

rubber mallet and a 2x4 works for me.

 

Lol sometimes percussive maintenance is the best maintenance.

 

ohhhhhhhhhhhh. thanks fragmare.. I had the axle in about half way but I couldnt seem to get it to pop all the way through I wasnt sure if it was stuck or was jammin something but now I know all I need to do is to give it a little push strength to lock it in place. Thanks

 

to REDM3TURBO

a rubber mallet and a 2:4 how would I set that up to work? Im trying to picture this in my head but I dont see how that setup would really work?

 

I don't recommend beating on a vital component like the tranny using any kind of hammer and 2x4. If your having to do that, your doing something wrong!