has anyone had axel problems, when you lowered your car? Options

[CelicaST204]

i had my car lowered four weeks ago. i am driving responsibly. but i was leaving work one day turning onto the main street in front of work, and my right front axel popped out of the transmission.(this is two weeks after i'm lowered). well this is the second time in a year that the axel has popped out. so i took it to the garage to get it fixed. the guy said he put the new axels in and brand new torque mounts for the tranny, but when he drove it to test it out. the left axel popped out on him. my question is this: does lowering the car have anything to do with this. also could it be the axel housings inside the tranny? (guess thats what they are called). help i haven't had my car for two weeks, and i am going insane! HELP ME 6GC!!!

[Rjb23]

Lowering it probably did have something to do with it because it stretches the axles more. But you problem is probably this. There is circlips that hold the axles into the tranny and you probably just need to replace these, they are probably just worn out.

[Supersprynt]

How much did you lower it? Yes lowering your car puts extra unwanted strain on the axles and cv joints.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

That would probably explain why I can hear my passenger side CV joint making noise lately.

[CelicaST204]

How much did you lower it? Yes lowering your car puts extra unwanted strain on the axles and cv joints.

I got H&R Springs 1.3" drop. riding on KYB GR-2's.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Sounds to me like your problem might not just be the fact that you lowered it. Lowering may have added to the problem, but something else is tearing those axels out of your transmission. I would really check everything closely for yourself and/or take it to a reputable shop.

Also, did you check to make sure that the right axels are being used? I don't mean to belittle anybody's intellegence, but they could rip out if its too short an axel installed by accident. My car is extremely low on Tein coilovers and I only have slight popping, so for your axel to rip out by lowering it a little over an inch makes me think it might be something directly related to the fitment of the axel.

Keep us posted, I'd like to know what caused this to happen on you.

[celicaGT96]

Ive had all sorts of problems since Ive dropped my car, but everytime I fix something, another thing goes wrong *sigh*

[CelicaST204]

i will keep ya'll posted. i'm getting real edgy now. he said he was gonna put in a different brand axel to see if that was the problem. i don't know. i'll let ya'll know

[lagos]

i dont see how lowering it could affect the axel. i think the axel was probably on its way out anyway. it is a wear item.

[presure2]

any time you pull the drivers side axel, a new snap ring should be used, thats basicly what holds the axel in the tranny on that side.
the passanger side basicly should never come out, once its bolted to the axel carrier.
ive had sportlines on my car for over 2 years, with no axel problems other than normal wear.

[CelicaST204]

::UPDATE ON THE CELICA::

Got her back, and the problem was this: When i first got the car, the CV axels were snapped. so when they replaced them they used the axels that the books showed. which were a fraction too short. so a year later they snapped out....then got them replaced with the same numbered axels. a year later....snap!. now leads up to present day. they called the manufacturer of the axels. (don't know which brand) and their was a misprint in the number. so they got the correct axels now. which should solve all my problems. so now i have the correct lenght axels. wOOt!