This is more of a reboot than a rebuild. The cups have specifications for them. When they get loose they click and make noises, bind etc. the specs are in the factory manual if you ever wanna check it out. Yours were probably fine but it’s just one extra step to make sure it’s factory new. 👌🏻 I just bought raxles. They’re every bit as good as factory. Came with the balancers and everything all with lifetime warranty. Worst thing was kinda pricey without core. Like 850 shipped from Florida to ca.
I bought Raxles as well and they are great, as good as OEM. I had to sent them back to rebuild once. Now they need to be rebuilt again but they won’t honor the lifetime warranty and will charge me to rebuild this time.
@@rolandchang7450 how often are you’re building them because normally axles last 150k+ miles. If you’re drag racing them, I’d consider it polite he even rebuilt them once. Doubtful you’re dailying them having them rebuilt that frequent. For performance probably better using dss or something.
@@chriswebb5821 No drag racing (not my thing and not with this car, stock B16A2 w/ intake), and no autox nor track driving either, just street and highway driving 13-15k miles a year. I do appreciate Raxles rebuilding them free of charge the first time (after 65k miles, clicking) like I would expect from anyone offering a lifetime warranty should, leading me to believe they would do the same a second time. It is now vibrating and one boot split in half, grease splattered everywhere after 70k miles. Their reason for not doing it for free again: I bought them when they were half the price back in 2013 but now they cost twice as much and the cost of parts went up as well, post-covid). In my opinion, the company should still honor it for as long as I own my car, I shouldn’t need to be concerned their cost for parts. They ought to be making enough from everyone else who doesn’t exercise the warranty to be able to cover mine for free. Just posting my experience so no one mistakens their (limited) lifetime warranty as no need to spend any money on axles ever again. They are great when they work right though.
94 Accord EX manual trans axles no longer available from Honda Dealers. Only the inner joint. And remans are actually genuine Honda axles cores, with OEM parts replaced if needed, or reground with larger bearings... Same price as new cheap ones, but OEM. Junkyard roll the dice, and priced same as reman.. So why do the work. Remans are fine for daily drivers, and completed.
Correct-ish, the remans I’ve gotten from 3 of the local part stores were Remanufactured with the newer joints and unfortunately not the OEM joints. I don’t know if Accords or Preludes have the non sealing issue like Civics and Integras.
I bought a set of Driveshaft Shop "Level 0 axles" in 2018 (400HP rating). I returned 1st set for a 2nd in 2018, the inner joint still failed in less than 6 months (on both new sets of axles). All stock VTEC motor! Several calls to DSS and emails, they say they changed the design since 2018 and can't sell me replacement parts for the inner CV joints to fix my set? WTF ? A custom shop that can't fix their own shafts. Instead, they tried to upsell me a new set $650 with a discount, which has doubled in price. LOL Called the Honda pros at Hasport directly. They said just use OEM old axles or cores (the way to go). At least with a Reman, you get the OEM core back. Can always get a new genuine Honda inner joint later, after the remans go out. Dealers actually use remans from Cardone on older Hondas, since no longer available from Honda. They just swap out the box and bump the price! LOL I lost my original cores long ago, before Honda discontinued selling axles for my 1994 Accord. I bought the car in 1997 with 39K on the OD. Agree! Don't buy new China axles or overpriced aftermarket new ones. RUclips is full of paid "influencers", to sell so-called performance $$$$ axles. Classic Honda guys just get screwed. @@c2specmotoring
I have a CRZ and it's making the clicking sounds on the left side, but my boot isn't torn. Does grease just disappear like that over time? Or does that mean it needs to be replaced?@@c2specmotoring
This is more of a reboot than a rebuild. The cups have specifications for them. When they get loose they click and make noises, bind etc. the specs are in the factory manual if you ever wanna check it out. Yours were probably fine but it’s just one extra step to make sure it’s factory new. 👌🏻 I just bought raxles. They’re every bit as good as factory. Came with the balancers and everything all with lifetime warranty. Worst thing was kinda pricey without core. Like 850 shipped from Florida to ca.
$850 is way too much. You can get OEM from Honda for $550 a side - unless you got both sides for $850, then that's a great deal.
I bought Raxles as well and they are great, as good as OEM. I had to sent them back to rebuild once. Now they need to be rebuilt again but they won’t honor the lifetime warranty and will charge me to rebuild this time.
@@rolandchang7450 how often are you’re building them because normally axles last 150k+ miles. If you’re drag racing them, I’d consider it polite he even rebuilt them once. Doubtful you’re dailying them having them rebuilt that frequent. For performance probably better using dss or something.
@@chriswebb5821 No drag racing (not my thing and not with this car, stock B16A2 w/ intake), and no autox nor track driving either, just street and highway driving 13-15k miles a year. I do appreciate Raxles rebuilding them free of charge the first time (after 65k miles, clicking) like I would expect from anyone offering a lifetime warranty should, leading me to believe they would do the same a second time. It is now vibrating and one boot split in half, grease splattered everywhere after 70k miles. Their reason for not doing it for free again: I bought them when they were half the price back in 2013 but now they cost twice as much and the cost of parts went up as well, post-covid). In my opinion, the company should still honor it for as long as I own my car, I shouldn’t need to be concerned their cost for parts. They ought to be making enough from everyone else who doesn’t exercise the warranty to be able to cover mine for free. Just posting my experience so no one mistakens their (limited) lifetime warranty as no need to spend any money on axles ever again. They are great when they work right though.
Wow!.. Marty is doing that now?
@@rolandchang7450
Used had my whole car vibrating
That’s interesting, my experience has a been the opposite. Probably just a very very worn used axle.
Do they sell the 3 tripod bearings in a set
Oh come on, you only did the boots, where's all the destroyed trans information?
I like!! Good stuff brotha.
94 Accord EX manual trans axles no longer available from Honda Dealers. Only the inner joint.
And remans are actually genuine Honda axles cores, with OEM parts replaced if needed, or reground with larger bearings... Same price as new cheap ones, but OEM.
Junkyard roll the dice, and priced same as reman.. So why do the work. Remans are fine for daily drivers, and completed.
Correct-ish, the remans I’ve gotten from 3 of the local part stores were Remanufactured with the newer joints and unfortunately not the OEM joints.
I don’t know if Accords or Preludes have the non sealing issue like Civics and Integras.
I bought a set of Driveshaft Shop "Level 0 axles" in 2018 (400HP rating).
I returned 1st set for a 2nd in 2018, the inner joint still failed in less than 6 months (on both new sets of axles). All stock VTEC motor! Several calls to DSS and emails, they say they changed the design since 2018 and can't sell me replacement parts for the inner CV joints to fix my set? WTF ? A custom shop that can't fix their own shafts.
Instead, they tried to upsell me a new set $650 with a discount, which has doubled in price. LOL Called the Honda pros at Hasport directly. They said just use OEM old axles or cores (the way to go).
At least with a Reman, you get the OEM core back. Can always get a new genuine Honda inner joint later, after the remans go out. Dealers actually use remans from Cardone on older Hondas, since no longer available from Honda. They just swap out the box and bump the price! LOL
I lost my original cores long ago, before Honda discontinued selling axles for my 1994 Accord. I bought the car in 1997 with 39K on the OD.
Agree! Don't buy new China axles or overpriced aftermarket new ones.
RUclips is full of paid "influencers", to sell so-called performance $$$$ axles. Classic Honda guys just get screwed.
@@c2specmotoring
ruclips.net/video/DobDWw1gvwA/видео.htmlsi=z6jLbxuec_gu-cej
How long do the EMPI inc. cv boot kits last? Are they equal to the quality of honda/acura cv boot kits?
*Danper part number & where did you purchase it?*
Nice video, good information
What tool did you use to actually tighten the clamp?
Good shit thank you
Where can I get that crimping tool? Actually what’s it called? Lol
You can get them at auto part stores or even Amazon… look for Boot clamp pliers.
What if the axle is clicking? Still fixable?
If it’s still clicking it may need more grease but if it persists then it’s time to replace.
I have a CRZ and it's making the clicking sounds on the left side, but my boot isn't torn. Does grease just disappear like that over time? Or does that mean it needs to be replaced?@@c2specmotoring
@@2infnbynd grease should not evaporate, better look into it before its too late tho
I forgot to mark the bearings, is that a big issue or do i just reassemble and make sure everything turns properly ?
Oh NO!!! You really did it this time
You had me till the Trump comment. Best President we ever had. Show me a liberal and I'll show you a nut job
It’s too warm in here for snow, didn’t know a small comment like that would make people meltdown… but sure thing man, fine by me.
@@c2specmotoring no I'm not a snowflake, and no I won't support a channel who will be voting for a Marxist.
What do you mean Trump was president?