- Aug 1, 2012
- 21
Anyone else have this issue:
I'm replacing both front hubs, and the passenger side CV as well. Passenger side all came together fine with the new CV. On the driver side I was going to keep using the OEM original CV, but when I tried to slide the new hub (Timken) on, it stopped with about 1.5 to 2 cm of the spindle still showing - the raised part on the inside plus about 2mm of the smooth section after the spindles/splines. I pulled it back off and inspected the spindle and only saw the most smallest of nicks in one spindle, nothing that seemed like it would block the hub sliding on all the way. I then tried putting the original hub on to see if I may have damaged the splines with my baseball bat sledge swings getting the hub off. The original would go a little further but not on to the raised section of the axle. I used both grease and also anti-seize but no help.
I actually tried lightly banging on the hub a little bit but don't want to damage it, and it doesn't seem like it should take much force to go on. I've just ordered a new CV to see if that's the problem but thought I'd throw this out there for any ideas/techniques to try, or if anyone has encountered this?
I'm replacing both front hubs, and the passenger side CV as well. Passenger side all came together fine with the new CV. On the driver side I was going to keep using the OEM original CV, but when I tried to slide the new hub (Timken) on, it stopped with about 1.5 to 2 cm of the spindle still showing - the raised part on the inside plus about 2mm of the smooth section after the spindles/splines. I pulled it back off and inspected the spindle and only saw the most smallest of nicks in one spindle, nothing that seemed like it would block the hub sliding on all the way. I then tried putting the original hub on to see if I may have damaged the splines with my baseball bat sledge swings getting the hub off. The original would go a little further but not on to the raised section of the axle. I used both grease and also anti-seize but no help.
I actually tried lightly banging on the hub a little bit but don't want to damage it, and it doesn't seem like it should take much force to go on. I've just ordered a new CV to see if that's the problem but thought I'd throw this out there for any ideas/techniques to try, or if anyone has encountered this?