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Sent to Car Experts October 03, 2005 8:18 p.m.

How are the drive shaft/half axle and the hub assembly related? Could a problem with one cause a problem with the other?

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October 03, 2005 8:27 p.m. (9 minutes and 28 seconds later)

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Yes,The drive shaft is what transfers motion to the hub.The splined end of the shaft goes into and through the splined hole in the hub and is fastened with a nut and washers.What problem are you having?

Michael -- Auto Service Technician -- 99% Positive Feedback on 597 Car Accepts
21yrs.Foreign and domestic driveability diagnosis and repair/ ASE Cert./Fuel Injection Specialist.

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Sent October 03, 2005 8:37 p.m. (10 minutes and 10 seconds later)

I recently had the half axle replaced, and afterwards the car hesitated while accellerating (between 30-50mph). When I took it in again, they said it was the alignment. The very next day, we heard a loud, metallic popping noise, and basically couldn't drive further. The next mechanic said that the hub assembly caused that last break down. Could the need to replace the hub assembly be due to something going wrong when the axle was replaced?

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October 03, 2005 8:55 p.m. (18 minutes and 1 second later)

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It sounds like the shaft was installed improperly(not seated in transaxle)or Not fastened properly at the hub.Just a guess.They may have replaced the axle when the hub was the problem all along.Alignments don't really have much to do with hesitating to answer the other statement you made.The popping noise after an axle shaft being replaced definately sounds like it was not installed properly.If this answers your question click ACCEPT.Michael.

Edited by railman on October 3 2005 at 8:56pm

Michael -- Auto Service Technician -- 99% Positive Feedback on 597 Car Accepts
21yrs.Foreign and domestic driveability diagnosis and repair/ ASE Cert./Fuel Injection Specialist.

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