Near side (left) drive shaft for 1995 2.2 VTEC MANUAL

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 2:59 pm

To me it definitely sounds like the grinding is coming from the outer CV, almost as if the drive shaft has been taken out and then put back in just far enough for the teeth on the drive shaft to grind against the teeth in the hub, but not enough for it to grip and turn the wheel.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:06 pm

Quite often you don't notice the outer CV is knackered until you do some work to the car. If it is the outer CV that needs replaced it wont be because of anything you have done while polybushing. The circlip holds the outer CV joint on the shaft very well (you need a hammer to get the outer CV off

).

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:10 pm

Thanks guys. I've ordered the CV Joint vanzep linked (can't go wrong for £8) and will see once I've gotten the drive shaft off.

Scott560 · Post by **Scott560** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:02 pm

last time i ordered cheap CV joint for a civic i ended up with fitment problems. Doesn't help that there are 10 billion variations of civic, probably less of a problem for the lude.

Also, if you have ABS, check the number of teeth on the reluctor ring matches. Nothing worse than a car that thinks its locking up when it isn't (brown pants moment that one i can tell you!).

if the car hasn't been driven, its unlikely anything is broken. If the hub was pulled outwards, then the CV has just come apart inside the boot as mentioned, and just needs re-assembling. Wear gloves! Even if the new CV joint is wrong, you will still get Grease, metal clips and a new boot that is useful.

If you are stuck for a 36mm i have one (must have since i sold the driveshafts out my old VTi). Beware removing the 36mm nut is no easy task if the suspension is partially dismantled, so make sure that you jam something hefty in the brake disk vents (or ideally, have the wheel back on and lowered to the floor). Be sure to unstake the nut which will make life a little easier. Angling the wheel outwards will prevent you denting your car when you have to stand on the breaker bar.

If you don't have a 1m breaker bar, don't even try (these nuts are normally in the 200nm territory and don't exactly get looser with age).

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Tue May 08, 2018 11:09 pm

So, I finally got the hub off, after getting the right size socket, and as I suspected, the drive shaft has come out of the outer CV Joint. It seems like there is supposed to be a clip of some sort in the groove near the end of the driver shaft, which is supposed to marry to a matching groove on the inside of the CV joint (see below). This clip was not there, and not inside the CV joint and not inside the boot. I suspect that someone may have replaced the CV joint / drive shaft before and not fitted the clip. This could explain why it 'popped out' so easily.

Anyways, got a new CV Joint, got a boot on order and will get the relevant clip tomorrow, and then put it all back together. Luckily I don't need a new drive shaft

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Tue May 08, 2018 11:14 pm

Actually, am I wrong, or does the CV Boot kit I bought come with the little clips I need to go on the end of the drive shaft ?

CV Boot Kit

Scott560 · Post by **Scott560** » Wed May 09, 2018 7:31 am

The groves and clips are not all one size.

The exact issue I had with a cheap eBay CV kit was that the clip was a differing size to what I needed.

In the end, I used the clip that came with the new boot kit and filed it down so it would fit the recess.

Ideally the clip would be rounded in profile, so it was easy to install and remove. However, the entry to the outer CV is chamfered, so my flat profiled filed ring was able to go in ok. Removing it may be a different matter but who cares.

They are not that common a part to try and get hold of separately, so modification was my only route.

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89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed May 09, 2018 8:19 am

Hi Ubernoob, yes there should be a circlip fitted in that groove, as described above. This explains why your CV joint has popped off!
However, if that's all that's happened, should mean there is nothing else wrong with the joint, so just fit a circlip and refit the joint onto the end?
Honda part number 44337SB0300 £5.42 (bit pricey for what it is, tbh)

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Wed May 09, 2018 8:23 am

wurlycorner wrote:Hi Ubernoob, yes there should be a circlip fitted in that groove, as described above. This explains why your CV joint has popped off!
However, if that's all that's happened, should mean there is nothing else wrong with the joint, so just fit a circlip and refit the joint onto the end?
Honda part number 44337SB0300 £5.42 (bit pricey for what it is, tbh)

Cheers. I found the part number on HondaPartsNow and checking availability with Holdcroft Honda (I get discount for being in HondaKarma). Should hopefully know tonight if the clip that comes with the new boot will fit.

From what I can see, the circlip isn't loose inside the existing joint, so i COULD just use the same joint, but I thought that seeing as I went and bought a new one, I may as well use it.

uberNoobZA · Post by **uberNoobZA** » Wed May 09, 2018 8:42 am

£3.61 from Holdcroft Honda

Lude Generation

Near side (left) drive shaft for 1995 2.2 VTEC MANUAL

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