Bad Axle?

[kn0x47]

i just bought the seal at honda so that would really suck. I thought it could be the axle too cause that axle(passenger side) was real easy to put in but the half shaft and driver's side were a lot more work. it makes me wonder if the passenger's side axle might have been machined a tad too small. Unfortunately I already threw away the old seal so its gone

 

[LeBirdNest]

Did you already trade in the cores and where did you buy the axles? That sucks that you had to replace the seal. When I did mine I didn't have to so I am trying to go off what I did when I replaced them. This was last year.

 

[kn0x47]

I bought duralast gold. They're brand new so I still have my old ones. there was no way i was going to trade japanese made for chinese made axles haha. well i didnt have to replace the seals i just thought itd be a good idea to go ahead and do it too...guess not

 

[LeBirdNest]

I installed Duralast as well. You didn't notice the leak before, right?

 

[kn0x47]

nope it never leaked before. it was only after i changed the axle and seal that it started leaking

 

[kn0x47]

well i found the old seal in the trash. i'm gonna clean it up and try it tomorrow. if the new seal is bad i hope honda will give me my money back

 

[LeBirdNest]

Yea, see them side by side in comparison and since you still have the old axles compare them side by side as well and/or measure them. This is dumb but can easily be over looked but make sure you snap that ring on the axle into the transmission securely. I am sure you got all that handled though. Post back once you get some answers. Replacing my axles (both at once), took me seven hours because I had never done it before so I am interested to see how it turns out.

 

[FunnyVictor86]

You always want to replace axle/tranny seals when replacing axles. My buddy ended up locking his tranny up and ripping it to shreds, gears got welded together it was a nightmare. Oh yea his motor ended up blowing up too for being a cheap ***. Just sayin' though lol.

 

[kn0x47]

So.... I'm getting a leak cause i didn't have the axle all the way in haha. But i still can't get it to go all the way in

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[LeBirdNest]

It's hard to shove it in with the moveable joint. It doesnt give you a straight shot. You really have to force it in. Tap it with a hammer.