Axle seems stuck?, In-out play is reduced Options

[HectortheRican]

So just finished installing the front LCAs with poly bushes and everything is going fine, until I try to reinstall the driver side upright. It seems like the in-and-out play of the axle is vastly reduced, like something is obstructing movement within the boot.
This issue is not letting me reinstall the upright because I cannot get it to reach the installation points. Either I bolt it to the strut knuckle and I can't swing it into the ball joint mount, or I bolt up the ball joint and I can't get it to the strut knuckle. The passenger side went in just fine.
Any ideas?

[HectortheRican]

Here's a picture of the driver side axle when I had first removed the upright.



Now here's a picture of it currently - that's the farthest back it goes now.


The axle is butting right up against the oil seal on the tranny side, so something is for sure blocking the tripod from going in its slot within the inner CV boot. Is there anything I can do to get it in there, or am I going to have to remove it all? I just don't understand what happened - I was very careful about not over-extending the axle while I worked.


Bonus pic, here is the pass. side axle - totally normal.


This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Oct 22, 2016 - 5:04 PM