Scottydunno Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 What I thought was a junk clutch that had maybe 12k miles on it.. found this. Ball joint didn't break, strut didn't come loose from the knuckle, nothing. Drove it approximately 15 miles to work as I thought it was a slipping clutch. Replaced with a new axle and seal, but I'm stumped as to how.... Any clues??? Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 is the retainer ring still on the axle stub? that's what keeps it snapped in to the diff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydunno Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 is the retainer ring still on the axle stub? that's what keeps it snapped in to the diff.It was. Though it didn't look all that great... Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) jack the car up and see if the wheel moves. I didn't lock in that big nut that attaches the axle to the knuckle, so it slowly undid itself and put slack in the line allowing my wheel to move. I am guessing the slack could also pull it out of the transmission. Worth checking I didn't notice until the front wheels were actually suspended, and I noticed my wheel was moving and realized "oh, that's why it was shimmying on the highway". Have you changed you're knuckles recently or in the past? Edited August 29, 2021 by Tehnation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydunno Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 jack the car up and see if the wheel moves. I didn't lock in that big nut that attaches the axle to the knuckle, so it slowly undid itself and put slack in the line allowing my wheel to move. I am guessing the slack could also pull it out of the transmission. Worth checking I didn't notice until the front wheels were actually suspended, and I noticed my wheel was moving and realized "oh, that's why it was shimmying on the highway". Have you changed you're knuckles recently or in the past?Sorry, just saw this. No issues driving at all. Axle nut tight. The only thing I can reasonably assume is that the lock ring was worn and the inner joint was failing. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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