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From: Tegger on 8 Aug 2010 08:01 m6onz5a <corvair(a)comcast.net> wrote in news:647a8717-9511-4a06-a97b-4142512e41ef(a)m1g2000yqo.googlegroups.com: >> > > You shouldn't hit the axle with anything to install it. You can do > damage to the axle. > Some inner joints have a flat face on their sides that you can hammer on. Looks like the OP simply gave it a running start, which also works. -- Tegger
From: Tegger on 8 Aug 2010 08:03 Tim <rminv(a)yahoo.com> wrote in news:899ddc83-8ff5-4aff-bef9-b83c847fe6d0(a)f6g2000pro.googlegroups.com: > > > I finally got it in by grabbing the shaft and the outer boot and > thrusting it in. I should have suggested that too. The tightness depends on the set-ring. Some are just too tight to simply ram home. > > Then I spent another hour trying to get the hub and the outer spindle > to align. I finally got it. There must be some trick to getting those > to line up easier. > It's like the clutch splines: you need to have them dead-nuts straight before they'll engage. -- Tegger
From: Tim on 8 Aug 2010 12:24 On Aug 8, 5:03 am, Tegger <inva...(a)example.com> wrote: > Tim <rm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote innews:899ddc83-8ff5-4aff-bef9-b83c847fe6d0(a)f6g2000pro.googlegroups.com: > > > > > I finally got it in by grabbing the shaft and the outer boot and > > thrusting it in. > > I should have suggested that too. > > The tightness depends on the set-ring. Some are just too tight to simply > ram home. > > > > > Then I spent another hour trying to get the hub and the outer spindle > > to align. I finally got it. There must be some trick to getting those > > to line up easier. > > It's like the clutch splines: you need to have them dead-nuts straight > before they'll engage. > > -- > Tegger Thanks, Tegger. Tim
From: jim beam on 9 Aug 2010 13:07 On 08/07/2010 09:46 PM, Tim wrote: > On Aug 7, 6:46�pm, Tim<rm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Aug 7, 6:39�pm, Tegger<inva...(a)example.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> Tim<rm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in news:cc41ec85-1b9e-4cbc-875e-dd4bb9124158 >>> @u4g2000prn.googlegroups.com: >> >>>> Hi-- >> >>>> I just removed a passenger-side front axle from a 97 Acura CL. �I'm >>>> ready to install a new axle into the transaxle. �It seems like a tight >>>> fit. �Is it OK to put grease on the inner spindle? �Do I need to worry >>>> about grease getting into the transaxle? >> >>> No grease needed. It's probably just the set-ring that makes it feel tight. >>> You need to use a hammer and drift (or big screwdriver) to whack the thing >>> into place. Place the drift on an edge on the inner joint's housing and >>> hammer away. >> >>> But make sure the set-ring is CENTERED! Might need to put a bit of grease >>> on the set-ring to hold it centered in its groove. Some set-rings are oval, >>> and stay centered on their own. Others are round and can drop down >>> off-center relative to the driveshaft splines. >> >>> -- >>> Tegger >> >> Thanks for the reply. �The inner joint housing is covered (on the >> wheel side) with a rubber boot. �I think I would damage this when >> hammering. �Do you have another approach? >> >> Tm- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > I finally got it in by grabbing the shaft and the outer boot and > thrusting it in. just how the pros do it. > > Then I spent another hour trying to get the hub and the outer spindle > to align. I finally got it. There must be some trick to getting those > to line up easier. practice m'boy, practice. > > -- nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Mat on 9 Aug 2010 21:36
On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:46:31 -0700, Tim wrote: > On Aug 7, 6:46�pm, Tim <rm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Aug 7, 6:39�pm, Tegger <inva...(a)example.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Tim <rm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in news:cc41ec85-1b9e-4cbc-875e-dd4bb9124158 >> > @u4g2000prn.googlegroups.com: >> >> > > Hi-- >> >> > > I just removed a passenger-side front axle from a 97 Acura CL. �I'm >> > > ready to install a new axle into the transaxle. �It seems like a tight >> > > fit. �Is it OK to put grease on the inner spindle? �Do I need to worry >> > > about grease getting into the transaxle? >> >> > No grease needed. It's probably just the set-ring that makes it feel tight. >> > You need to use a hammer and drift (or big screwdriver) to whack the thing >> > into place. Place the drift on an edge on the inner joint's housing and >> > hammer away. >> >> > But make sure the set-ring is CENTERED! Might need to put a bit of grease >> > on the set-ring to hold it centered in its groove. Some set-rings are oval, >> > and stay centered on their own. Others are round and can drop down >> > off-center relative to the driveshaft splines. >> >> > -- >> > Tegger >> >> Thanks for the reply. �The inner joint housing is covered (on the >> wheel side) with a rubber boot. �I think I would damage this when >> hammering. �Do you have another approach? >> >> Tm- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > I finally got it in by grabbing the shaft and the outer boot and > thrusting it in. > > Then I spent another hour trying to get the hub and the outer spindle > to align. I finally got it. There must be some trick to getting those > to line up easier. I spent a week trying to get mine apart on an Integra, never did. It was jammed into the intermediate shaft so I had to take it off as a unit. I guess the last mechanic pounded in in there w/o aligning the clip lol. Oh, and I had to do all this to change the alternator - what a design!!!!!!!!!!!!! |