Help - Half Axle Trans Question

[94civ]

Hi,

I decided to tackle the half axles on my 94 civic w/o ABS and I may be really stumped. I drained the auto trans fluid and replaced both halves - buttoned up everything again and it seems as though the transmission does not catch the axles. I know I only put 1 quart of trans oil in as I wanted to be sure everything seemed to be OK before filling with another quart or two.

A couple of questions as I'm new to CIvics:

1) With the wheels off the ground should I be able to spin the wheels in either direction in all grars including park?

2) Would another quart and a half make a difference in the operation of the trans in that the half shafts will catch?

3) Any ideas?

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[simplegreen]

http://www.civicland.com/forums/inde...showtopic=5263

this was a write up doen by our esteamed members, might help you a bit in your situation. You shouldn't be able to spin your wheels in park lol

[94civ]

Thanks - I did see this well written article however this really does not help me to understand why the axles do not spin when the car is in gear. I have to hope it is trans fluid but could that be the answer?

Thanks again

[imported_Lacuna]

Wheels should only spin freely in neutral.

[NstyGrnHatch]

Originally posted by 94civ@Dec 22 2004, 03:47 PM
Thanks - I did see this well written article however this really does not help me to understand why the axles do not spin when the car is in gear.* I have to hope it is trans fluid but could that be the answer?

Thanks again

so what your saying is you put the car into Drive (d4) and it doesnt do anything? Can you hear like a grinding noise of some sort, cause if your axles wernt in all the way you would hear them making noise. Make sure your axles are fully seated, as being, when you put them back in the trans, you will feel them POP into place and you can tell the difference from a fully seated axle to a loose one. If you fucked up the splines on the axle and forced them in your fucked.

[94civ]

WELL THE DRIVER SIDE MANAGED TO SNEAK OUT AFTER ALL. i'LL GET IT BACK IN TOMORROW AND REPORT. i'M KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED ON THIS ONE....

BTW I HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE AUTOZONE REMA AXLES AND WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN. THEY SIMPLY DID NOT FIT AND I TRIED 3 OR 4 OF THEM.

[94civ]

sUCCESS - THAT WAS IT - ONE OF THE AXLES POPPED OUT OF THE TRANS. AS I DRIVE THE CAR NOW THE USUAL CLICKING SOUND IS GONE ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL HARD HOWEVER I SEEM TO NOTICE A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHILE MOVING. THE OLD - ORIGINAL HALF SHAFT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD A RUBBER RING ON IT WHICH I ASSUME MUST BE SOME KIND OF DAMPER HOWEVER THE REMAN AXLES (ALL OF THEM) DID NOT HAVE THIS. THE STORE TOLD ME THAT THE AXLES ARE REMAN BALANCED AND DO NOT NEED THE RUBBER RING. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THANKS AGAIN AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

[B18bEK]

THE PEOPLE THAT WORK AT THE AUTOZONE NEAR ME KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CARS AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THERE SELLING< THEY ALLWAYS TELL ME THAT WHEN I ASK THEM A QUESTION> BUT YOU NEVER KNOW>>> THATS WHAT I THINK
HAPPY HOLIDAYS

[NstyGrnHatch]

yeah dude dont trust anyone from autozone/advanced auto/etc