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Trying to change struts...what did I do to my cv axle???

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by The Adversary, Oct 12, 2021.

  1. Oct 12, 2021 at 7:09 PM
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    The Adversary

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    I removed the drivers side strut, popped the new one in, got everything lined up, then tried to jack up the knuckle to connect it to the upper control arm. As the knuckle went up, it started moving out and away from the control arm. See first picture below.

    I took the new strut back out and tried to jack up the knuckle without the strut. The same thing happened....out and away with no chance of connecting the control arm and knuckle. I also noticed that the hub was substantially toed in.

    I finally noticed that my cv boot was all stretched out. See the second pic below for the drivers side (bad) and the third pic below for the passenger side (good).

    Any idea what I did here?



     
  2. Oct 12, 2021 at 7:31 PM
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    Cruzer

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    If its hanging down at full droop, then the CV will be at its limit, which is expected.

    Is the jack positioned directly under the lower ball joint? If it is, try jacking it up from below the sway bar mount on the LCA instead.
     
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  3. Oct 12, 2021 at 7:38 PM
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    The Adversary

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    Unfortunately I just got the same result. No amount of finagling can get the knuckle pushed towards the upper control arm.

    Could I have pulled something apart in the axle?
     
  4. Oct 12, 2021 at 7:45 PM
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    FrenchToasty

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    When it’s lowered can you push the spindle towards the upper ball joint? Or work the cv back and forth until you can get it to move inwards
     
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    Yes! When it's lowered it lines up right underneath the upper ball joint and I can move it inwards much more easily.
     
  6. Oct 12, 2021 at 7:51 PM
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    The inner joint of the CV is pulled apart, which doesn't mean it's hurt. Rotate the CV while pushing on it and it'll slide in. There's some bearings that ride in channels and they just need to line up to slide in. The CV is designed to do this so it can plunge in and out as the suspension cycles.
     
  7. Oct 12, 2021 at 7:56 PM
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    Is there a particular height I should do this at or will keeping it dropped low work best?
     
  8. Oct 13, 2021 at 5:41 AM
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    It's in!!! Thank you kind sirs.
     
  9. Oct 13, 2021 at 6:23 AM
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  10. Oct 13, 2021 at 5:11 PM
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    First mistake was disconnecting the spindle from the uca. You need to leave that connected and disconnect the spindle from the lca. That way there really isn’t any concern of the axle being pulled out from the weight of the hub. Keep that in mind for future reference.
     
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