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    axles poped out help!!

    so I'm installing my coilovers and my axles poped out. I've tried spinning and trying to push it in but it's not working. Does any one have any tips or suggestions? Please help!!

    Thanks on advance to all the helpers and suggestions

    -Jordan

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    my only advice is........push harder. it took me like 30min to put my axel back in place.

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    1) loosely thread on the 3 top strut nuts.
    2) put in the lower bolt on the strut/knuckel( yes it will go in with the axel out)
    3) put the palm of your hand on the uppermost part of the knuckel( where the upper bolt goes through)
    4) now turn the disk while leaning in on the upper knuckel,if it "feels" close, smack it with a dead blow hammer......have fun.

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    hmm I'm trying but it doesn't feel anywhere "close" it all feels the same. So I connect the top knucke bolt to the lower bolt hole on the coilovers?

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    that happend to me installing mine.. you just have to play with it

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    I had to pull the boot off and put mine back in. They were out of the car though.

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    I was thnking of taking theboot off but I dont know how and if I do how do I put it back in. These ways aren't really working. Anyone else?

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    Another trick I have heard about is to throw your spare donut onto the hub (don't forget the lug nuts) and use it like a steering wheel to line it up and jiggle it back in.

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    i feel your pain. i had the same problem couple weeks ago.
    i had to popped the boot out, used my fingers to line the axle back up to the three bearings. then i re-greased it with some axle grease and put the boot back on.
    it was a dirty job.

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    i lowered my car a few weeks ago and both axles popped out. we had 1 person turn the rotor, 1 person push like theres no tomorrow, and the 3rd turn the steering wheel back and forth and they popped in after like 5 minutes. DONT GIVE UP!!!

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    I know it is extremely frustrating and seems like it will never go back together, but trust me it eventuallly will. There is no need to remove the boot, although it helps. You just have to continue to move the knuckle back and forth, up and down while pressing and it will sort of just suck itself back in.

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    put your ep in gear, mine didn't go in till i put it in a gear...

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    Need to be a little more specific here... What exactly popped out? Shaft popped out of tranny? Outboard shaft popped out of knuckle? Inboard cv joint seperated? Outboard cv joint seperated?

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    I've been through this before too, just follow the advise others have given and it should eventually pop back in. Good Luck.

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    Try this, disconnect the LCA from the sub frame, then take the whole assembly and push it sum what to the front side of the car in the wheel well, while slightly pulling on the axle (not to much) and wiggle it around a bit. I had this happened NUMORUS times while messing with numerous things

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