C.V. axel pulls out :(

[daniel_cogar]

hi everyone,

okay so after a week of hard work swaping in a b8 sohc with a f series trans (hydro clutch) into "Truckstiva" got it all together today and.....my passenger side cv keeps pulling out for some reason. I cant seem to figure out why so I've come to you for help. Has anyone had this problem if so what did you have to do to fix it.. BTW I put in cv's from a 1989 tracer.

Thanks in advance -Daniel

[fattie]

hi everyone,

okay so after a week of hard work swaping in a b8 sohc with a f series trans (hydro clutch) into "Truckstiva" got it all together today and.....my passenger side cv keeps pulling out for some reason. I cant seem to figure out why so I've come to you for help. Has anyone had this problem if so what did you have to do to fix it.. BTW I put in cv's from a 1989 tracer.

Thanks in advance -Daniel

is the clip missing from the end that goies into the tranny ?

[daniel_cogar]

Nope brand new axels boutght today ... clip is attached ..I can get under and push it back into place and I feel it snap in but I go to drive it and as soon as I hit 2nd it pulls out and the whole thing starts vibrating bad.

[daniel_cogar]

forgot to add I have a aspire swap don't know if that matters though ...

[niklid05]

can you pull it out by hand once you feel it snap in place?

[daniel_cogar]

once it snaps in place I cannot pull it back out ....I put it on jackstands and turned the wheels both ways and it was fine...then I started it 1st was ok shifted to 2nd and it pulled out ...

[GenevaDirt]

did you use the Aspire lower control arms or the Festy's?

[daniel_cogar]

did you use the Aspire lower control arms or the Festy's?

aspire

[GenevaDirt]

you needed to use the Festy ones I believe. The Aspire ones push the strut further out and you get axles that pop out.

[Festiva_Fred]

^Theres your problem, use festiva LCA's.

[daniel_cogar]

ok thanks a bunch ill get them then update everyone

[FestYboy]

good call Willie!, the Aspire LCAs are 3/4" longer than the festy LCAs. the only use i've found for them are when doing a Capri brake swap.

[Pu241]

Couldn't he just use the Aspire CV's?
But I still wonder about getting the alignment correct though.

[daniel_cogar]

I swaped to the f series trans so I may be wrong but I dont think I can use the aspire cv's..its out of a 1993 mazda prodege

[Pu241]

^^^ Might be right!
I don't know the difference between the '89 tracer/323 axles and festiva and aspire axles.
May well be spline count differences as well as length of axles.
Know the Aspire axles are longer than Festiva axles.
Anyone have more data?