I had to change my passenger side axle on my b18a crx, I went and got a integra axle, everything seems to fit perfectly but the problem is after I got done putting it in, the wheel doesn't spin freely if not at all, at first I thought it was my brake, but it wasn't. The other side is fine though, what do you guys think is the problem? Thank you for any inputs.

 

sound like the joint in the axle has seperated

 

hay I have the same problom!!! and the joints are not separated keep me posted on this and tell me how to fix this prob!

 

did you remove the rubber seal ring from the CV joint where it goes into the hub?

 

hmm..i don't think i removed anything from the axle itself since i got it outta the box, it went straight outta the box and into the hub. Beside that, is there any other possibilities? I'm going to take a closer look at it tomorrow so I need to know all the possibilities, thank you.

 

The guy above ya is right. The car wont move at all with that dust ring in there...take it out and try it again.

 

my dose not have that rubber seal and it still dose not move!?

 

its not rubber...its metal. Its in there..has to be.

 

You have to remove the dust shield from the hub. Its on the transmission side of the hub. It just prys out of the hub. When you tighten up the axle nut the dust shield binds the axle. Pull those out and it should turn freely.

 

when i put in my drive shaft i didnt remove anything, maybe i should check to see if mine spins free or now

 

I pulled the axel out today and there wasn't any dustshield or whatever, I guess it varies from what place you got the axel from. I got mine from O'rielly. It's not the tranny since I can turn the axle when the hub isn't attached. If I don't tighten the axle nut all the way tight, i can turn the hub, but when I tighten the nut all the way, the hub won't budge. Anybody got any idea? I'm thinking it's the axle, but what are other possiblities? engine's crooked? wrong axle? bad hub? i'm just pissing in the wind here.

 

Make sure you remove the dust seal from the knuckle as well.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LostCRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I pulled the axel out today and there wasn't any dustshield or whatever, I guess it varies from what place you got the axel from. I got mine from O'rielly. It's not the tranny since I can turn the axle when the hub isn't attached. If I don't tighten the axle nut all the way tight, i can turn the hub, but when I tighten the nut all the way, the hub won't budge. Anybody got any idea? I'm thinking it's the axle, but what are other possiblities? engine's crooked? wrong axle? bad hub? i'm just pissing in the wind here.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've had this happen to a lot of swaps I have done. What I have found it to be is the axle gets shoved into the hub area to much, to stop this I used a spacer. Its basically a giant washer.

 

Where can I find this "gian spacer" you're speaking of?

 

most of the time it looks like its not there. you gotta look very closely when the axle is out.

 

Is that a chance I can messed up my tranmission if I try to run the car anyway? I was thinking it has something to do with a bran new axle.

 

why would they put that "dust cover" there if it wasnt needed? or if it rubs against the knuckle etc ..

 

bump from the dead i am having that same problem? we did take out the dust sheild part, its a rubber bushing and still the wheel will not turn freely. any more suggestions?

 

mosdt of the time theres gonna be the all metal shield that goes up against the hub/bearing directly,

then theres a rubber ring with a spring around it.

another way to really know if theres something preventing the wheel from freely turning is to only tighten the axle nut half way and notice it spins, then tighten it up and it wont spin. then u know theres someting there/

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drvfast &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bump from the dead i am having that same problem? we did take out the dust sheild part, its a rubber bushing and still the wheel will not turn freely. any more suggestions?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah read my post above, about finding the spacer. I get them from a specialty wear house.

 

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Yeah read my post above, about finding the spacer. I get them from a specialty wear house.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i still dont get why would a spacer be needed.. those this happen when u mix match knuckles with axles? or how does that shield rub etc

 

Every time I do a swap I use the correct axles, and on a few swaps I have had this problem. It would be a lot easier to explain if you were here, but basically when you tighten the nut the axle gets pulled more and more into the hub. Well this causes the axle to start rubbing against the hub because the axle is in to far, well if you put a spacer in the spacer gets pulled in more causing the spacer to move further into the hub allowing the axle not to move in so far. If you still don't understand I could try to get some pics or at least draw something.

 

i do understand wut you sayin about the spacer and all... but why does it happen? why honda didnt use that spacer you are using? or why isnt that spacer there in the first place.. why does this happen after u have replaced the stock axles

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JCracer723 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i do understand wut you sayin about the spacer and all... but why does it happen? why honda didnt use that spacer you are using? or why isnt that spacer there in the first place.. why does this happen after u have replaced the stock axles </TD></TR></TABLE>

Probably because the b16 engine only came stock in the rexes over in japan, if you probably took the hubs off an sir it might work. And about it happening after the stock axles have been replaced, its because the engine is positioned differently plus the axles are a little different.

 

so like i said before .. it happens cuz u mix match the axles and the knucles then..
like SIR axles with SI knucles .. does that make sence?

would this happen changing axles on a stock SI??