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Hello -
I was hoping someone might be able to give me a little advice. I
picked up a rebuilt drivers side axle from Napa. I cannot get the
inboard cv joint to seat in the differential. The manual states to
insert it until the clip clicks. I can feel the splines line up but
cannot get it to click or go all the way in. Is there some kind of
trick I'm missing or does it require a whole lot of force to get it
back in? Also, me and the guy and Napa compared my old axle with the
one I purchased and they look identical, length, etc.

Thanks in advance,
Mike

insert other end into hub, then use the hub to slam the axle home into the
tranny.

"Mike" <mworthen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello -
> I was hoping someone might be able to give me a little advice. I
> picked up a rebuilt drivers side axle from Napa. I cannot get the
> inboard cv joint to seat in the differential. The manual states to
> insert it until the clip clicks. I can feel the splines line up but
> cannot get it to click or go all the way in. Is there some kind of
> trick I'm missing or does it require a whole lot of force to get it
> back in? Also, me and the guy and Napa compared my old axle with the
> one I purchased and they look identical, length, etc.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike

On 21 Jun 2004 19:48:31 -0700, mworthen@yahoo.com (Mike) wrote:

>Hello -
>I was hoping someone might be able to give me a little advice. I
>picked up a rebuilt drivers side axle from Napa. I cannot get the
>inboard cv joint to seat in the differential. The manual states to
>insert it until the clip clicks. I can feel the splines line up but
>cannot get it to click or go all the way in. Is there some kind of
>trick I'm missing or does it require a whole lot of force to get it
>back in? Also, me and the guy and Napa compared my old axle with the
>one I purchased and they look identical, length, etc.

Hmm, apart from Mista Bone's tip, have you checked the splines of the
replacement axle carefully for debris, paint and nicks? The one I got a
few years back had silver paint in the splines.

Rgds, George Macdonald

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