98 5s stuck in neutral, Video of exactly what's happening uploaded last page Options

[Malhar95]

So with this parts car I have, the guy I got it from said The cv axles were bad that messed up the transition
Basically the car is in neutral. Even when we put it in park or drove it acts like its in neutral.


Any suggestions what it could be?

(when I was picking up the car, the driver side cv was being attempted to take out, like it was out of the hub nut not I pulled it a little bit but it didn't slip out, maybe the clip inside it broken, could that result in the car reacting this way?)
Itd a 98 5sfe auto

This post has been edited by Malhar95: Oct 5, 2012 - 9:50 AM

[Malhar95]

Never mind what I said earlier,
When I was trying to replace it, I realized that the middle boot is pretty much disconnected, so when I'm Tryin to take the but out, its rotating the complete cv. And when I started the car and put it in drive, it's rotatin from the tranny but obviously since its not really connected to the wheels the car doesn't go anywhere.

So now the question is:
What's a way to take the cv out? I can't grip on to the cv with anything can I? The only thing I can think of I'd some big ass vice grips lol

[Special_Edy]

Never mind what I said earlier,
When I was trying to replace it, I realized that the middle boot is pretty much disconnected, so when I'm Tryin to take the but out, its rotating the complete cv. And when I started the car and put it in drive, it's rotatin from the tranny but obviously since its not really connected to the wheels the car doesn't go anywhere.

So now the question is:
What's a way to take the cv out? I can't grip on to the cv with anything can I? The only thing I can think of I'd some big ass vice grips lol

Passenger-side or driver-side?

The passenger-side has a carrier bearing that is bolted to the engine block. The two bolts must be removed and the axle will then easily slide out.

The Driver-side has a 'retainer clip' on the splines of the axle that is clipped inside the differential. If you lift the car far enough, maybe 1 to 1 1/2 feet off of the ground you can pry the counterbalance(?) part of the axle shaft against the suspension crossmember with a crowbar. the axle will easily pop out. Alternatively, I used a 1 ton come-along to pull the axle on my celica the first time. I chained one end around the fat part of the axle and the other end around my pickup truck and started winching it out.