CV axle won’t go all the way in?

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My cv axle broke apart today while driving, has happened before no big deal. The axle on this (85 Camry) are split into 2 separable pieces, one of which goes to the wheel and the other inside the transmission. When it broke off, the part of the axle that goes to the transmission came about an inch and a half out while remaining inside and meshed with the transmission, allowing the tranny fluid to leak out. This part has never happened before, the other 2 times this part of the axle stayed in place. I can’t get it the extra inch and a half in to seal with the transmission, even after attempting to beat it into place with a sledgehammer and attempting to press it in with a jack (must have been at least 800 pounds of force, to no avail. I took out the axle and examined the splines, they’re not blocked or warped or anything and there is no pin or hole where a pin should be on this axle. It slid right back into place and engaged the transmission, except the extra 1.5 inches needed to be snug. I can’t drive it like this because the axle won’t connect properly and the transmission fluid will spray everywhere. How to get it in?

The Devil · Answer

Get a Chilton's or Hayne's manual and read that part.

bo · Answer

two problems one of which we run into from time to time you might have received the wrong axle or you have a problem with the final drive inside the transmission. time to bring it to a transmission shop. find local one at ATRA.COM for more help

Anonymous · Answer

So are we going to take it to a shop now and live with the mistake we made or are we just going to continue f1cking it up more trying to fix it?

Rolomatic · Answer

Something is damaged if it won't go in, the inner CV shaft yolk has a C slotted snap in ring to lock it into the front differential spline shaft sleeve. It's usually really hard to get them out with a pry bar but never hard to install them. Get it in there on the splines past the gear oil seal and smack the wheel hub end with a big rubber mallet to drive the C ring in. Make sure the open end of the C snap in lock ring is pointed down when installing it or it may hang up as you are seeing. Put a little grease on the C ring slot area to help it pop into place and align the open C ring gap downwards before driving it into place in the trans-axle. This should be easy on the passenger side W/O 4wd if the CV half shaft broke at the vibration damper disk.

If it won't go in you are in a world of hurt because the sleeve may be damaged from the inner CV half shaft slapping around under vehicle while in motion after it broke at speed and gored up the trans-axle output shaft sleeve bearing. Remove the C ring retainer and see if it will slide in freely without the locking C ring.

Edit to add: There's a possibility that the old CV shaft C locking ring may be stuck in the trans-axle spline sleeve if it wasn't on the old CV half shaft remains, look in there to see if it desecrated in the spline sleeve cavity. Then it will be easy to pick the remains of the C ring out with a magnetized hooked pick set.

Nomadd · Answer

Step away from the tool box.

CV axle won’t go all the way in?

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