CV joint won't go all the way in

[NOLA_cb7]

can anybody tell why a cv joint wont go in all the way? i have an h22 lsd tranny and its just the drivers side shaft thats giving me the headache.

[NAiL05]

Its prob not lined up with the Splines. Turn it a lil and push it in or you can just grab a soft face hammer and tap it in. SOFT FACE not a REGULAR hammer.

[K2e2vin]

A regular hammer wont hurt it unless you somehow hit the CV joint itself(dont really see that as possible since the boot is in the way and the bearings are inside the cup/housing). I've never had a problem with this method.

[NOLA_cb7]

i think its lining up with them because it locks up. it goes almost all the way in maybe an inch stick out. i tried the hammer thing too and that didnt work but i did notice that i had the marks from the splines in the tranny on the tip of the cv

[NAiL05]

You use a regular hammer to bang it in you risk mushrooming the axle nut side UNLESS you screw on the axle nut flush with the threads and hit it but I still dont recommend it. I just twisted mine a lil and pushed it hard and it went in. I rarely use the hammer.

[K2e2vin]

There is a ring on the spline, that when you press it in enough, it compresses, and when it goes all the way in, the ring uncompresses and snaps into a groove.

I never said anything about hitting the actual spline that sticks out(why would you hit that to make the axle go in?). Plus, if its already half in, theoretically it's already aligned(unless the splines in the knuckle or shaft are messed up).

Is it the part that goes into the knuckle or the part that goes into the intermediate shaft that's giving you the problem?
I had somewhat the same situtation on my CRX, the driver side went in easy, but the passenger side took a little more work.

[cp[mike]]

happens often. i usually put the end of a breaker bar on the edge of the CV joint (yes, itll be sitting on the rubber boot), and tap on the back of the bar with a small sledge. neither the edge of the CV joint nor the breaker bar is sharp enough to cut into the boot, and it usually gives enough force to get the snap ring to pop all the way in. i have done this tons of times and never once hurt the boot, just be careful.

[doddy]

Last time I did this I gave it about 5 pushes, got angry, then gave it 1 angry push. That one worked, but it was hard work.

[d112crzy]

try to get the axle as level with the ground as possible. sometimes you just have to wiggle them bitches in.

[cp[mike]]

try to get the axle as level with the ground as possible. sometimes you just have to wiggle them bitches in.

as perpendicular to the tranny as possible, you mean

[maroonaccord2.2]

as perpendicular to the tranny as possible, you mean

Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Same as it being parallel to the ground, given the car is level/parallel to the ground.

[d112crzy]

w/e, lol. smart ass. i usually lift both sides up of the car when i work on it. so for me, its level to the ground.

[f20a_cb7]

had the same problem... used a breaker bar and tore the boot, had to re do the boot

im not saying dont use a breaker, just be really careful

you could try hitting the other end with a rubber mallet, it got my drivers side axle in, just once again be careful

[NOLA_cb7]

ok i bought another one just in case that one is damaged but i havent tried again yet. i'll try again tomorrow and let everyone know what i get

[pangga]

breaker bar and hammer and a little tapping will work... thats how I did it.