October 27, 200718 yr Finaly diving into my 84 Hatch. Previous owner was a college student who did some of his own work on the car... Problem, pulled in a new axle, put on the Axle nut/washer etc and the axle doesn't come through the nut enough for me too put in a cotter pin. Like the axle is too short but I know it isn't as new from parts store, .... so I am thinking he changed the Hub or rotor and used the wrong year, model or what ever. The Hub did slide down the Axle spline, kind of rough..but it did go on..I sucked it up and look on the back side and it is seated so the axle is in properly... but I think the rotor or the Hub (has splines in them) are wrong...... I sucked the axle in all the way as I was standing on the wrench, the nut is extending past the axle about 1/4" and unable to install cotter pin... ohh.. also... when I tore it down I noticed there was no locking washer under the axle nut.... so they omitted that to get the cotter pin... :-\ so I think the hub has been changed.... but not sure... any ideas....?? Called Jerry in Yakima, (Bratsrus1) he thinks that the previous owner may have put ea-82 Hubs on this EA-81 Hatch... thus...they almost work.. but not quite plus he may have parts in his storage shed (83 wagon) to replace back to original. So I think we have a plan...... Jumped in my Ford... yea.. I know, and drove too Yakima and Jerry and I measured, poked and proded and got some dimensions and I headed back home. All seemed normal EA-81 parts, but nothing seemed right... and noticed that the car had been in some kind of finder bending on that side of the car... ahhhhhhhhhhhh...and puting two and two together I believe they switched the front Knuckle etc with a front wheel drive not a 4x4 parts.... So after 2 days, and alot of I think I got it figured. Jerry has a front knuckle assembly that he is willing too ship over to save me another trip back too Yakima Thank you Mr. BratsRus1.
October 27, 200718 yr Was there a cotter pin on the previous axle? Are tht threaded ends on both repacment and old axles the same length?
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