Hey guys, I need some help to pin pointing my problem. I have a front suspension shake for almost a year now. I am riding on F2 Type 2 coil overs. I noticed that the driver side would clunk when I would go over a pot hole. I decided to check it out before painting the car. I took the coil-over off, (driver side) disassembled, it was indeed no good. Just my Luck that my “One Year Warranty” expired two months ago.
Meanwhile, my dad noticed that the axle on the driver side was no good as well. We changed that, then I started to get some noise on the driver side wheel hub. I noticed it so I tested it by putting the car on jack stands. Axle on the driver side looked good, wheel bearing seemed good, I had changed them both about a year ago (Koyo). It seemed weird that they would be no good so soon.
I decided to go ahead and switch the wheel hub on the driver side to test. After, installing the wheel hub from another DA, the noise went away. Then, I took my original wheel hub to have a new wheel bearing pressed in. Problem solved, the whining noise went away.
Same day, I test drove the car and I had a bad vibration. I was blaming the axle, my dad insisted it was not. So, I checked my mounts, the back one was shot. I changed all mounts. All OEM Honda parts for the mounts. Since, I was gonna change the back mount. I decided to change my clutch since it was not gripping anymore.
I had someone change my clutch and he failed to inspect the spring and fork on the transmission. Which led to breaking the ear on the throw out bearing. Inspection of the spring and fork should ALWAYS be done when changing your clutch. This mistake cost me to buy a new pressure plate. This caused my clutch engagement to feel like it was jerking when switching gear while driving.
So I bought a NEW clutch set, got it installed at a shop. I thought that would be the end of that and move on to paint the DA. I went to the shop and test drove it. I had a violent vibration when I drove on the street on first, second or third. It is intensely violent when I turn to the right. Also, when I dip passing a pot hole or street speed bump. Came right back to the shop, had the car put on the lift. They found that my passenger side axle had wobble and it had to be changed. I went home and a week later I got a new aftermarket axle from a small autoparts store. Test drove the car same dam problem. My dad then insisted that it had to be the transmission differential.
I took the car to a transmission shop and the dude opened it up. He took some pictures of my opened trans and showed them to me. He said he took it apart to inspect the diff, said it was fine. He changed the input shaft bearing and a bearing on the reverse arm. He cleaned, and mounted the trans back on and test drove it. Same Shit, problem not solved, violent vibration.
Now I am stuck on this, I have inspected both side of the axles, especially the right side. I feel the vibration really violent when I turn to the right. I inspected all other possibilities, wheel bearing, bushings and changed tie rods. Now I am going to switch wheel hub and switch the front stock shocks hoping this will solve. If this does not solve the problem, it has to be the axle on the right side.
I am really aiming towards Raxles, this will cost me $200 each (since I dont have OEM cores) plus $80 for shipping to Los Angeles. They are in Florida, shipping will cost me $50 each or $80 for both to ship, if I have a problem.
I have read many post about axle headaches and nightmare. Can anyone chime in, if you had a very similar problem. My dad still insists that its the trans diff and that the dude at the trans shop never opened the trans. If I switch wheel hub, stock shocks and Raxles I guess my dad was right. Crossing my fingers…
