this is what happens when you let a stoner service your car

on the one hand, i should commend whoever did this for replacing the
boot and not wastefully replacing the whole shaft. on the other, they
shouldn't smoke too much weed while doing it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/4877171985/

they forgot to remove the hose clamp. needless to say, the joint didn't
last long.


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How about the one where a mechanic installed an old spark plug for an
oil drain plug?
cuhulin

On Aug 9, 9:19*pm, jim beam > wrote:
> on the one hand, i should commend whoever did this for replacing the
> boot and not wastefully replacing the whole shaft. *on the other, they
> shouldn't smoke too much weed while doing it.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/4877171985/
>
> they forgot to remove the hose clamp. *needless to say, the joint didn't
> last long.
>
> --
> nomina rutrum rutrum

If the boot was split before that stoner put a new one on it's still a
waste of time. The whole joint or axle needs replacing..

What's a hose clamp doing there anyways????

wrote in
:

> How about the one where a mechanic installed an old spark plug for an
> oil drain plug?
> cuhulin
>
I get this mental image of the bottom of the car scraping on some
country road. The rest is nothing but tears and insurance forms.

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A new idea for a tin foil hat, with a spark plug on it.
cuhulin

"m6onz5a" > wrote in message
...

> What's a hose clamp doing there anyways????

They used the hose clamp to compress the clip (snap) ring on the
transmission end of the axle shaft. I suppose the theory is that this makes
it easier to plug the axle back into the transmission. You compress the clip
ring using the clamp. As you slide the axle shaft back into the
transmission, the clamp slides down the splines as the snap ring moves into
the transmission gears and eventually "snaps out" to retain the axle. I've
only done a few axles but never needed to do anything like this. Usually the
axles can be bumped back into the transmission without an aide like this.
I've never actually had to do the CV joints on a Honda, so maybe this is a
Honda specific trick.

Ed

On 08/10/2010 02:04 AM, m6onz5a wrote:
> On Aug 9, 9:19�pm, jim > wrote:
>> on the one hand, i should commend whoever did this for replacing the
>> boot and not wastefully replacing the whole shaft. �on the other, they
>> shouldn't smoke too much weed while doing it.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/4877171985/
>>
>> they forgot to remove the hose clamp. �needless to say, the joint didn't
>> last long.
>>
>> --
>> nomina rutrum rutrum
>
> If the boot was split before that stoner put a new one on it's still a
> waste of time. The whole joint or axle needs replacing..

once it starts making its clacking noise in turns, yes. but if you
catch it before then, and clean it properly [which isn't easy], you can
indeed replace the boot and successfully repair the driveshaft.

ideally though, you should replace the boot before it breaks - regular
inspection allows you to see cracking and how serious it is before it
breaks on the road and allows joint-killing grit to intrude.


>
> What's a hose clamp doing there anyways????

it's not supposed to remain there - it's to compress the retaining ring
and hold it closed so you can reassemble the joint. [then it's supposed
to be removed!] the retaining ring is sprung out and is too large to
pop into place otherwise. and the rzeppa joint carrier doesn't have
ramps on it that would allow insertion without a ring compressor - an
oversight in my opinion.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/2500122861/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/2500122865/


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On 08/10/2010 05:58 AM, C. E. White wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> What's a hose clamp doing there anyways????
>
> They used the hose clamp to compress the clip (snap) ring on the
> transmission end of the axle shaft. I suppose the theory is that this makes
> it easier to plug the axle back into the transmission. You compress the clip
> ring using the clamp. As you slide the axle shaft back into the
> transmission, the clamp slides down the splines as the snap ring moves into
> the transmission gears and eventually "snaps out" to retain the axle. I've
> only done a few axles but never needed to do anything like this. Usually the
> axles can be bumped back into the transmission without an aide like this.
> I've never actually had to do the CV joints on a Honda, so maybe this is a
> Honda specific trick.
>
> Ed
>
>

trying to "blend in" ed? do you think such masquerading actually works?

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jim beam ) writes:
> On 08/10/2010 02:04 AM, m6onz5a wrote:
>> On Aug 9, 9:19�pm, jim > wrote:
>>> on the one hand, i should commend whoever did this for replacing the
>>> boot and not wastefully replacing the whole shaft. �on the other, they
>>> shouldn't smoke too much weed while doing it.
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/4877171985/
>>>
>>> they forgot to remove the hose clamp. �needless to say, the joint didn't
>>> last long.
>>>
>>> --
>>> nomina rutrum rutrum
>>
>> If the boot was split before that stoner put a new one on it's still a
>> waste of time. The whole joint or axle needs replacing..
>
> once it starts making its clacking noise in turns, yes. but if you
> catch it before then, and clean it properly [which isn't easy], you can
> indeed replace the boot and successfully repair the driveshaft.

>
> ideally though, you should replace the boot before it breaks - regular
> inspection allows you to see cracking and how serious it is before it
> breaks on the road and allows joint-killing grit to intrude.
>

Don't forget water and road salt.


>
>>
>> What's a hose clamp doing there anyways????

>
> it's not supposed to remain there - it's to compress the retaining ring
> and hold it closed so you can reassemble the joint. [then it's supposed
> to be removed!] the retaining ring is sprung out and is too large to
> pop into place otherwise. and the rzeppa joint carrier doesn't have
> ramps on it that would allow insertion without a ring compressor - an
> oversight in my opinion.


Was the clamp making noise?


>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/2500122861/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/2500122865/


Those balls in the joint were junk, right? Or is it just the photo?

A couple of the balls looked like a black and white photo of the
planet Jupiter.


>
>
> --
> nomina rutrum rutrum

On 08/10/2010 03:57 PM, M.A. Stewart wrote:
> jim beam ) writes:
>> On 08/10/2010 02:04 AM, m6onz5a wrote:
>>> On Aug 9, 9:19�pm, jim > wrote:
>>>> on the one hand, i should commend whoever did this for replacing the
>>>> boot and not wastefully replacing the whole shaft. �on the other, they
>>>> shouldn't smoke too much weed while doing it.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/4877171985/
>>>>
>>>> they forgot to remove the hose clamp. �needless to say, the joint didn't
>>>> last long.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> nomina rutrum rutrum
>>>
>>> If the boot was split before that stoner put a new one on it's still a
>>> waste of time. The whole joint or axle needs replacing..
>>
>> once it starts making its clacking noise in turns, yes. but if you
>> catch it before then, and clean it properly [which isn't easy], you can
>> indeed replace the boot and successfully repair the driveshaft.
>
>>
>> ideally though, you should replace the boot before it breaks - regular
>> inspection allows you to see cracking and how serious it is before it
>> breaks on the road and allows joint-killing grit to intrude.
>>
>
> Don't forget water and road salt.
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> What's a hose clamp doing there anyways????
>
>>
>> it's not supposed to remain there - it's to compress the retaining ring
>> and hold it closed so you can reassemble the joint. [then it's supposed
>> to be removed!] the retaining ring is sprung out and is too large to
>> pop into place otherwise. and the rzeppa joint carrier doesn't have
>> ramps on it that would allow insertion without a ring compressor - an
>> oversight in my opinion.
>
>
> Was the clamp making noise?

if you mean that notchy "clunk" each time it was getting caught in the
joint, yes it was.


>
>
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/2500122861/
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/2500122865/
>
>
> Those balls in the joint were junk, right? Or is it just the photo?
>
> A couple of the balls looked like a black and white photo of the
> planet Jupiter.

junk. that is a dead joint i cleaned up for the photo.

it's a pet peeve of mine that people don't pay attention to joint boots
and just keep driving them till the joint is unrepairable. if you have
the tools, which really aren't very expensive and which pay for
themselves in just one use, boot replacement is quick, simple, and cheap
on a shaft like this. and a damned sight better than cheapo chinese
aftermarket replacement shafts that last barely 30k before their soft
poorly fitting innards start to tear themselves apart. provided they're
not gritted, the joints on oem honda driveshafts can last hundreds of
thousands of miles - just keep an eye on the boots and replace those
boots when they've started to crack. correctly prepared, it takes an
hour from wheel off to wheel back on.


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>
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>>
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