Replaced CV half shaft, now wheel is binding...

[Joshua Van Tol]

On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 10:36  PM, Craig D. Niederst wrote:

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> Tackled the replacement of the driver side CV halfshaft this evening
> on the CGT. Everything went pretty smoothly (axle nut came off easily,
> all 6 triple square bolts came out no problem). Installed the new
> shaft, tightened up the 6 triple square bolts, dropped the car to the
> ground and torqued the axle nut to the torque specified in Bentley
> (167 ft/lb). When I lifted the car back off the ground, I could hardly
> budge the wheel (tranny out of gear). If I back the axle nut off a
> couple of turns, the wheel spins freely. Any clue to why the wheel is
> binding? The wheel spun freely before the CV shaft was replaced. TIA.
>
Probably the new CV isn't the right one, and is contacting the back of
the spindle. Pull the new shaft, and compare it to the old one. I'll
bet they're different.