Help with AXELS!!!!!
Help with AXELS!!!!! I found out my rear passenger axel is damaged in a way.i got the car not too long ago it's a 99 camaro z28,I started moddeing it fast,till a buddy told me that my rear tire seemed to wobble .witch ivd never felt the car shake or any thing in the rear.ivd taken it out of town and run it a few times at te local track.never givin me any problems till they told me.so I lifted the car from the rear put her in drive and sure I saw it.tire was wobbling.i took tire off and did the same thing.therefore I'm assuming the axel is bad,the previous owner must of hit a curb.since the front rim is dented a little.
My questions are ,
Will it get any more damaged if I keep using the car mean while I fix it? Like I mentioned it never gave me problems..
Can I use any axel out of a 98-02 fbody? Does it have to come Out of a car with asr?
Thanks for reading ,any input is appreciated !
My questions are ,
Will it get any more damaged if I keep using the car mean while I fix it? Like I mentioned it never gave me problems..
Can I use any axel out of a 98-02 fbody? Does it have to come Out of a car with asr?
Thanks for reading ,any input is appreciated !
Staging Lane
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Houston TX
If your axle is bent and wheel wobbling the brake pad and rotor on that wheel is probably pretty screwed up as well. If you have traction control you need the axle with the ring on it, I would look at car-part.com to find it in a salvage yard.
If you have never pulled an axle before it is not that hard. Get the back of the car on jack stands so the rear end hangs down (easier to get to). You are going to need a new gasket for the cover and might as well put new gear oil in it. When you get the cover off you will figure out how the c clips work that hold the axle in. Once the clip is out and the brake caliper removed it should just slide out. Stick in the new/used axle, clean the gasket surface well for the cover, put it back on (torque evenly), fill up with gear oil and you are good to go. There is probably a better write up on here somewhere but again I would say this is not a hard job.
If you have never pulled an axle before it is not that hard. Get the back of the car on jack stands so the rear end hangs down (easier to get to). You are going to need a new gasket for the cover and might as well put new gear oil in it. When you get the cover off you will figure out how the c clips work that hold the axle in. Once the clip is out and the brake caliper removed it should just slide out. Stick in the new/used axle, clean the gasket surface well for the cover, put it back on (torque evenly), fill up with gear oil and you are good to go. There is probably a better write up on here somewhere but again I would say this is not a hard job.
If your axle is bent and wheel wobbling the brake pad and rotor on that wheel is probably pretty screwed up as well. If you have traction control you need the axle with the ring on it, I would look at car-part.com to find it in a salvage yard.
If you have never pulled an axle before it is not that hard. Get the back of the car on jack stands so the rear end hangs down (easier to get to). You are going to need a new gasket for the cover and might as well put new gear oil in it. When you get the cover off you will figure out how the c clips work that hold the axle in. Once the clip is out and the brake caliper removed it should just slide out. Stick in the new/used axle, clean the gasket surface well for the cover, put it back on (torque evenly), fill up with gear oil and you are good to go. There is probably a better write up on here somewhere but again I would say this is not a hard job.
If you have never pulled an axle before it is not that hard. Get the back of the car on jack stands so the rear end hangs down (easier to get to). You are going to need a new gasket for the cover and might as well put new gear oil in it. When you get the cover off you will figure out how the c clips work that hold the axle in. Once the clip is out and the brake caliper removed it should just slide out. Stick in the new/used axle, clean the gasket surface well for the cover, put it back on (torque evenly), fill up with gear oil and you are good to go. There is probably a better write up on here somewhere but again I would say this is not a hard job.
Staging Lane
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 64
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From: Houston TX
If you can see the wheel wobbling, either the wheel or the axle is bent. I think most of the wheels out there will break instead of bending but if you want to be sure it is the axle try one of the other wheels in that location.
Yea true.another thing is that this cars is currently my daily driver ,can anything else go bad if I keep driving it that way?... I never noticed the problem till they told me.sothat means I have been driving the car like this for a while with out me knowing that it had a bent axel
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I think the OP said he lifted the car and pulled the wheel, then put it in drive and it still wobbled. Sounds like the axle is bent. To the OP, my buddy hit a curb in his 92 Mustang a few years back, kept driving it around, and the wobble Knarled up the splines, if the Fbody is set up the same, I would say you're putting your rear internals in jeopardy if you continue to drive it, but I could be wrong. I've done mustangs for the last 20+ years, this is my first endeavor into fbodies, so the reared might be different...
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Verdad Gallardo I think the OP said he lifted the car and pulled the wheel, then put it in drive and it still wobbled. Sounds like the axle is bent. To the OP, my buddy hit a curb in his 92 Mustang a few years back, kept driving it around, and the wobble Knarled up the splines, if the Fbody is set up the same, I would say you're putting your rear internals in jeopardy if you continue to drive it, but I could be wrong. I've done mustangs for the last 20+ years, this is my first endeavor into fbodies, so the reared might be different...
Staging Lane
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Houston TX
The cars with traction control are called 4 channel. There is a sensor on each axle that looks at the ring (kind of behind the rotor). Without traction control it is called a three channel and there is one sensor in the center of the rear end.
If you want used check Car-part.com Looks like they are out there for as low as $75. Probably some the sponsors on here selling new ones.
If you want used check Car-part.com Looks like they are out there for as low as $75. Probably some the sponsors on here selling new ones.
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From: Norfolk, Va.
The cars with traction control are called 4 channel. There is a sensor on each axle that looks at the ring (kind of behind the rotor). Without traction control it is called a three channel and there is one sensor in the center of the rear end.
If you want used check Car-part.com Looks like they are out there for as low as $75. Probably some the sponsors on here selling new ones.
If you want used check Car-part.com Looks like they are out there for as low as $75. Probably some the sponsors on here selling new ones.
Staging Lane
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