HELP re-installing CV shaft

[nefarious7907]

Are ABS and Non-ABS axle the same? I am putting an ABS axle on a non abs car and I cant seem to get the new axle to slide in I have been straining myself for the past 2 hours trying to get this in and I have had no luck, I have resorted to trying to hammer it into the trailing arm but I will if I have to. BTW same number of spline and the length varies because the can contract and retract. Oh and smart me didnt get a new lock plate before I tore into it and I destroyed the that was on there.

[AdamF 88iS]

The axles are not the same and on that early car may not be able to slide in all the way. The ABS axles have a ring around the outer edge for the pulse sensor and later trailing arms have a larger opening in the back side to allow for this.

[nefarious7907]

The abs ring comes off and I removed it, but tonight when I was trying to hammer the new axle in I the bearing race just crumbled, and that is another main difference the non abs axle has a solid face on the innner end and the abs axle has an open bearing. I tried filing the splines down and even heating the splines in the trailing arms with no luck getting it in. I am stuck now and I hope someone locally has a non abs axle.

[Rocla]

I've put ABS shaft to non abs trailing arm, had no difficulties.

That inner joint difference you mentioned, look closer, I believe that the inner joint "end cap" has just fallen off.

[Tom944]

The axles are the same indeed. The job can be a pain in the ass but when you use a paintheater (do you call it that?) to heat the hub splines for a longer time it should be pretty easy. Don't force the shaft to much as it's easy to fuck one up.

[nefarious7907]

huh, I have some pics but the new axle I got def, did not have a cap on the end

[nefarious7907]

Pics

[Rocla]

Yes, somehow new axle just has not the end cap, you can pry out the cap from old one if you want to, but I don't think that it's nessesary.