# Cv axle installed wrong? PLEASE HELP **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 3, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829 "2012-06-03T05:57:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Krisvroom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Krisvroom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Krisvroom)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/1 "2012-06-03T05:57:43Z")
I live with an exmechanic. Today we enstalled a new engine mount and cv axle on the passenger side of my 2002 Audi a4 quattro 1.8l Turbo. Already did the drivers side without issue. When I tried to test drive as soon as I pulled down parking break the car rolled backward. The car rolls backward in every gear… and will not accelerate/pull forward when put foot on gas. ALSO when put into park from drive makes awful grinding noise. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!! ---
**Author:** ![euryale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@euryale1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/euryale1)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/2 "2012-06-03T06:19:42Z")
You messed up the shifter is my guess. The engine mount replacement may hay pushed it out of alignment. I assume this is a standard? Either way pushing the engine around for the new mount likely did some realignment of the linkage or maybe damage. ---
**Author:** ![Krisvroom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Krisvroom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Krisvroom)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 7:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/3 "2012-06-03T07:16:41Z")
Its an automatic with tiptronic (the +/- jump stick) thank you for the reply ---
**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/4 "2012-06-03T07:31:03Z")
It definitely sounds like the CV shaft is installed incorrectly, which is why the car won’t move and makes a horrible grinding noise when you put it in park. The differential in the transaxle is free to turn with no resistance from the axle shaft. You will have to revisit the axle shaft installation and find out why it is not seated properly in the transaxle. It’s also possible the tulip joint got pulled apart on either end during handling and installation, so this is another area to investigate. Good luck, and keep us posted on what went wrong. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/5 "2012-06-03T07:51:43Z")
Another vote for a problem with the newly installed axle. Be sure to check the outboard joint for proper fit in the wheel hub. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/6 "2012-06-03T09:06:56Z")
Agreed. It’s time to revisit the work that was done. Odds are the shaft is not seated in the tranmission or not fitting the hub splines properly. For what it’s worth, I’ve seen several hubs that were stripped out instantly when the halfshaft nut was not properly tightened. In those cases the car owners tightened the nuts finger tight, similar to what one would do on packable, tapered front wheel bearings, and the excess slop due to that would peel the splines out in a heartbeat. Hopefully that’s not the case here and the axle just needs to be seated. ---
**Author:** ![GSragtop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@GSragtop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSragtop)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/7 "2012-06-03T15:17:03Z")
100% you have an axel issue. As others have said, most likley not seated properly. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/8 "2012-06-03T15:42:16Z")
I’m concerned about the grinding noise when shifting into park. This makes me suspect the trans and the shifter, not the CV joint. ---
**Author:** ![GSragtop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@GSragtop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSragtop)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/9 "2012-06-03T17:22:46Z")
Capri, the grinding is because the trans is spinning free. Since there is no connection between the trans and brakes. So when taken out park the trans starts spinning and when put back into park it’s spinning. ---
**Author:** ![Krisvroom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Krisvroom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Krisvroom)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/10 "2012-06-03T19:01:34Z")
I’ve decided to wait till tomorrow morning to have it towed into a mechanic… before work as I’m moving this weekend and work everyday so don’t have time to pull apart. Besides telling the wrecker that it has transmission issues and must have the parking brake engaged rather than just left in park. Anyone have any other suggestions/tips for towing? Should i have him pull it onto flat bed by frame rather than axle to avoid further damage? Or is this a non issue? Its going to be put on a flatbed & hauled… thank you for all the suggesstions I’m also hoping its just not seated properly… ---
**Author:** ![Brandon\_Cruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@Brandon\_Cruz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Brandon_Cruz)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/11 "2018-10-03T15:36:35Z")
A mount and an axle. Were they broken or just needed to be replaced? I’m surprised you havent been asked yet. But was it time to be replaced(unlikely the mount and axel went at the same time) or was it in a accident? Because if your engine mount broke to cause the damage where your splines go into (its a pressure fit) that inside of the transmission is probably heavily damaged. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/12 "2018-10-03T15:40:34Z")
6 years late Brandon. ---
**Author:** ![Nicoledawn619\_177348](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@Nicoledawn619\_177348](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nicoledawn619_177348)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/13 "2021-09-23T05:53:05Z")
Having the same problem in my 09 Honda Accord. Ever figure out what it was? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/14 "2021-09-23T06:26:58Z")
The inner CV joint was not fully engaged into the transmission and disengaged while driving. There is a C clip on the tip of the inner joint splines to retain the joint in the transaxle, if the axle in not fully engaged it can pop out. ---
**Author:** ![Nicoledawn619\_177348](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@Nicoledawn619\_177348](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nicoledawn619_177348)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/15 "2021-09-23T07:14:21Z")
Someone told me that my axle may not be pushed in all the way and the snap ring might be broke? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/16 "2021-09-23T07:32:45Z")
> [@Nicoledawn619\_177348](#): > > Someone told me that my axle may not be pushed in all the way This is something you should inspect. > [@Nicoledawn619\_177348](#): > > the snap ring might be broke? Very doubtful, take a look for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cv-axle-installed-wrong-please-help/72829/17 "2021-09-24T00:19:31Z")
Sometimes it take a slide-hammer tool to get the CV axle to insert fully into the transmission. Mechanics who do this type of work usually have that tool on hand b/c it also often takes that tool to get it out of the transmission. Sticky Wickets those things.