ok, i'm replacing my own axle and i've got the new axle in the hole but it only goes about half ways then stops. i can't push it in farther. I think it's in the grooves because when i spin it, the other tire moves.

it looks like a corkscrew inside and i spun the axle counter clockwise and it then goes in but it doesn't go all the way!

please help asap! i need my car!

 

You just have to work with it for a while, what ever you do, dont hit it with a sledge hammer.

 

what do you mean work it a little more? details!

btw, should i keep the other wheel from spining?

 

Put a thick piece of board on the end of the CV joint ( a short pice of 2X4 works great), then use a hammer to tap it in.

Do not hammer directly on the joint without putting a board in between. You'll damage the threads.


Modified by cmrvi1 at 3:01 AM 7/25/2004

 

I swapped oem with autozone axle once and had to tap it in with a hammer. So yes try tapping it in with a hammer. Not too hard though. Just tap. If you have to do more than tapping, stop .

 

do i firstput it in, rotate it counterclockwise and then push it in...

or do i just push it in the first time?

because when i rotate the axle in the "corkscrew it'll only go in halfway...

 

ok, i thougth it was the axle (i was gonna trade it for another)

but...i remove the other axle (stock, on driver side) and i couldn't even get that one back in...


i don't know what i'm doing wrong

 

you shouldn't have to turn the axle to get it to go in. Try dabbing a little bearing grease or even motor oil on the splines, make sure they are lined up, and then tap the end like stated above.

 

how do i know if they are lined up?

 

Like you said before, when you stick the shaft in there, you could spin the axle and the other would spin. They will only go in one way, just don't force it.

 

but the only way i can get the axle to catch/turn is if i twist it in first...ack...confused

 

Ok. You are twisting it which is what is allowing you to line up the splines. After the splines are lined up and you feel the axle "lock" now lightly tap the axles in like the others have mentioned.

 

i've tried every way! ARG (straight in, twist then in, etc...)

i even took the set ring off and it still won't go in! it only goes halfway!

 

Turns out the axles were too big!

the oem one went in perfectly fine...

now to find some that will fit

 

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the oem one went in perfectly fine...

now to find some that will fit</TD></TR></TABLE>
Any parts store should be able to suply the right one.