Hybrid Axle installation Options

[3sgte@daspeedof]

Having a problem with my axles I have mr2 inners & alltrac outers, they seem to be too short number one, and number 2 is I don't know how to put them Together, every time I put them in place the balls fall into the cv boot. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong, or how to install them properly. I read the bgb on it I know I'm not slow but I just don't know what I'm missing. I'm installing them on a 5th gen celica
Thanks for the help

[playr158]

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=32626

[3sgte@daspeedof]

I understand that I may need spacers thats fine but what about the balls falling out into the boot when I go to bolt it up?

[playr158]

Yeah - this works great! I took the outer portion that bolts up to the MR2 inner...second one off of a "spare" st185 or v6 axle. I went down to the hardware store spent 10 bucks (got extra bolts just in case). Made sure to line them up so the channel on the inside does not allow the ball bearings to slide all the way into the "spare" spacer. Made that mistake once! Bolted it up and was good to go! I've been running with mine for over a year! By the way anyone ever look at a Camry V6 axle and a ST185 - when I did, they looked the exact same. So unless they are made of different grades or something I didn't notice...they appear to be the same!

Thanks this was a great note!

[3sgte@daspeedof]

I read that maybe 3 or 4times, but it doesn't say how to keep the balls from falling into the boot, I might be missing something, but I can line up the balls in the inner cage with the outer shaft coming out.

Now my mr2 inner is connected to the tranny, so when I put the outer up to the inner, and start bolting them up the balls fall into the boot, so is there something that should be inside where the boot is so it can keep the balls from falling into it?

This post has been edited by 3sgte@daspeedof: Mar 27, 2006 - 7:14 PM

[Supersprynt]

Sounds like yoru taking the CV apart.

[3sgte@daspeedof]

Ha,ha, the cv came apart when I tried to clean it a little bit.

[Green_MachToy]

I read that maybe 3 or 4times, but it doesn't say how to keep the balls from falling into the boot, I might be missing something, but I can line up the balls in the inner cage with the outer shaft coming out.

Now my mr2 inner is connected to the tranny, so when I put the outer up to the inner, and start bolting them up the balls fall into the boot, so is there something that should be inside where the boot is so it can keep the balls from falling into it?

Take the first one and place the bearings into the CV joint like normal. Just flip the other one over. The channels line up one way and all I did was flip one over and the channels no longer line up but the bolt holes still did.

This post has been edited by Green_MachToy: Mar 28, 2006 - 9:10 PM

[scothaniel]

See SA-67:
http://www.mr2-tech.com/bgb/mechanical/vol...and_axle/10.htm

[Green_MachToy]

Any luck getting them on?