axle keeps breaking..please help Options

[hockeyplyr24]

hey everyone

so a few months back i replaced my passenger side axle due to the cv boots ripped and the joint was clicking. Since then I have been through 4 axles due to the bearing busting and then the axle pops out of the transmission. What could be causing this? If you have any ideas of things I can check please let me know. At this point I know it is not installation because there is really only one way to do this, and nothing went wrong during installation.

Also, is it possible that by lowering the car anything shifted? A friend is trying to convince me that 1 year after lowering the car that this is causing the problem.

Thank you all in advance

[pandakid]

bad motor mounts?

[Bitter]

the carrier bearing? isnt that bolted into a bracket thats bolted to the engine block?

[hockeyplyr24]

the carrier bearing? isnt that bolted into a bracket thats bolted to the engine block?

yes that bearing, it keeps blowing up

[Bitter]

that can happen if its not in flushly. be sure to clean away any rust or corrosion built up where it attaches to the bracket. if its cocked at all the bearing will eat itself.

[hockeyplyr24]

that can happen if its not in flushly. be sure to clean away any rust or corrosion built up where it attaches to the bracket. if its cocked at all the bearing will eat itself.

will definitely check that out, but have not noticed anything cocked where the bearing meets the bracket.

any other input?

thanks for anything already said

[Remy]

Maybe u have 5th gen axles or thats what they've been giving u I've seen some threads like this on here having the same problems and found out they were givin 5th gen axles for the s53 which is shorter and will give u this problem.

Edit: I've had 1.8 drop all around for 4 years now and I've never had this problem.

This post has been edited by Remy: Nov 18, 2009 - 9:20 PM

[blu94gt]

Suspension height definitely shouldn't affect the axles. They are CV axles for a reason, they are made to constantly operate at a wide variety of angles. You should be able to have that car slammed to the ground and still have no problems.

[hockeyplyr24]

Maybe u have 5th gen axles or thats what they've been giving u I've seen some threads like this on here having the same problems and found out they were givin 5th gen axles for the s53 which is shorter and will give u this problem.

Edit: I've had 1.8 drop all around for 4 years now and I've never had this problem.

i was having that problem at first, found out that they were 1/2 inch too short, but got it taken care of

[that-one-girl]

Lowering the car did nothing to effect your axles.

The first time that you fixed the axle did you force it back into the transmission? (By forcing it I mean beating it with a hammer or pushing it really hard... when you replace an axle it should slide in easily and snap into place) If you did, there is a possibility that you messed up the splines and the lock inside the trans that holds the snap ring on the end of the axle. If so, your axle has more play and is not locked properly into the trans, which is causing more pressure on the carrier bearing. This will cause the carrier bearing to go bad and the axle will pop loose from the transmission. If this is what happened, your options are pretty much to take it to someone who can fix it, or to buy a new trans (buying the trans would probably be cheaper). Hope this helps!