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    i changed my 94 accord to a five speed but it keeps on eating the passenger side axle whats the problem?

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    what do you mean by eating?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrekonize View Post
    what do you mean by eating?
    I think he means ripping the boot on the c.v axle
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    Check for anything that could loose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oteewg31052 View Post
    i changed my 94 accord to a five speed but it keeps on eating the passenger side axle whats the problem?
    Doubt if it has anything to do with your five speed conversion. Like Gerardojdm said, check for anything loose.
    Put the car on a rack, or make sure it's really stable on a good set of stands and shakedown the suspension.
    Wiggle the wheel up and down and left to right (check each side obviously). If it wiggles, look at your suspension
    components to see where it's loose. Most of the time if you have up and down movement it's an upper/lower
    ball joint, and left to right is commonly a tie rod. Those aren't the only things to go bad though. Make sure you
    look at your LCAs good, too. I would be willing to bet you've got some suspension issues causing your problem. Just my

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