CV axle spring pin needed?

James614 · Post by **James614** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:12 pm

Doing my axles today (in the rain, YAY) and noticed that the aftermarket axles I bought are splined 1 tooth off from the old unit, so the spring pin hole can't line up with the stub in the trans. The haynes manual says the spring pin was only on early models, so I just stuck it in without it for now. I'm not gonna have my axle popping off when I'm parrallel parking, am I?

I did a few turns in a parking lot and it seems fine.... But I'd be nice to know there won't (or will) be any fun surprises.

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:11 pm

Your axle is fine, it's just is on wrong. Turn the axle 180* and slide it back over the stub. It'll line up then. The hole for the pin is offset from the splines, when you have it in wrong it won't line up.

James614 · Post by **James614** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:22 pm

Wow. Good thing I majored in computer science instead of mechanics, I feel like beating myself with my breaker bar now.

At least it's always the simple/stupid stuff that stumps me, and never anything serious.

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:24 pm

I wrestled with that for a long time once. I think it's safe to say a fair amount of people have done the same thing.

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:34 pm

93forestpearl wrote:I wrestled with that for a long time once. I think it's safe to say a fair amount of people have done the same thing.

It's a pretty common mistake. I've replaced several axles that were a PITA to get out because some dumb mechanic beat the crap out of the pin to get it in when the axle was lined up incorrectly.

skid542 · Post by **skid542** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:28 pm

Haha, welcome to the club

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James614 · Post by **James614** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:31 pm

Makes me feel much better that its a common mistake

The second one I just yanked out the stub and put it on the new axle before hand, the time I saved was negated by my wheel being siezed to the brake rotor

RJ93SS · Post by **RJ93SS** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:38 am

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... 171#287171

i had way more fun

James614 · Post by **James614** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:29 pm

On my first attempt to break the axle nut with a 2ft breaker bar, I realized that this was gonna give me problems if I didn't have the rights tools. Among them were a 4ft pipe (next best thing to air tools!) And an assortment of flatend punches to replace the center punch I was originally gonna use. I now know that it was $5 well spent

I also used a torque wrench for the first time, and learned that I've been over-tightening damn near everything by a massive margin for years

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CV axle spring pin needed?

CV axle spring pin needed?