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240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 02:45 AM

i was just driving my future GF home, then i stop at redlight, then green light i gived a little of gas so the car moved forward a tad bit then right about 25-30 suddenly a loud noise come up ( sound like when you running over a big rock and it hit your frame ) then i immidiately stopped the car , come out and check. and what make the noise is from my axle , Is not the wheel sides but it seem like the axle loose a nut and feel off from the diff and it was on a diff side. NOW my problem is that what kind of AXLE do i need to replace. From KA or SR or ka and sr using the same axle . Im sorry if my english is bad ,due to typing with so much pressure and panic ,( it hurt when i saw my baby seat on the side of the street like this )

and here is the car

and here is the motor i put in about 2 weeks ago
when i first put it in

240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 03:00 AM

thank to god i wasnt on freeway or ill be fucked

projectRDM · 10-11-2009, 07:37 AM

I can't read a bit of that chicken scratch gibberish, but if you're asking about axle fitment, why would you think that it's any different just because you swapped an engine into your car? Did the axles magically change themselves to something else while you were under the hood?

brewster240 · 10-11-2009, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projectRDM

I can't read a bit of that chicken scratch gibberish, but if you're asking about axle fitment, why would you think that it's any different just because you swapped an engine into your car? Did the axles magically change themselves to something else while you were under the hood?

maybe he bought the car that way and is still learning about it?

anyway. it depends on what diff is in your car, not what engine.
pictures would be a big help.

IIIXziuR · 10-11-2009, 08:44 AM

so basically you made a bad impression on this girl? Uh-oh future G/F, I think not.
BUMMER. What Brewster said is true...

240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 11:44 AM

im not showing offf or anything..i was on a date...and im just taking the girl home...then it just happen...and yes i bough the car that way and still learning about it, other wise i would have known what kind of diff it is...but ill take couple of picture for you guys

EDIT : picture has been posted...ok it seem like the bolt fell off from the axle..to contact to other end of the axle or something

240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 02:10 PM

anybody know what the bolt nut size and diametor ? can someone post a picture of the axle cap for me ? my friend said is a 14mm but i just wanted to be sure

gijoe69 · 10-11-2009, 02:34 PM

sounds like you didn't do the swap yourself so your screwed...use the search forum for differential or importnut.net !!

240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gijoe69

sounds like you didn't do the swap yourself so your screwed...use the search forum for differential or importnut.net !!

yes i didnt do a swap my self but i do know that my diff are KA diff and i have 5 bolt pattern axle...but my friend said i should be fine with five new bolt and new axle cap..and alot of grease ..but can u guys post a picture of axle cap..of what it look like ?

brewster240 · 10-11-2009, 03:12 PM

what is an axle cap?

you mean boot?

also, those are 5 bolt axles, i mostly mess with s13s, but im pretty sure s14 is supposed to have 6 bolt axles? so those could be j30 axles/diff

johngriff · 10-11-2009, 05:33 PM

Yeah, looks like someone swapped the diff's. You can see the white out letter on the out put shafts. Then whomever installed it did it wrong (or just bad, bolt+nut+tighten) and the axle came apart.

That axle needs to be rebuilt if it can be used, or suitable replacement found (j30 maybe).

As for the nuts, don't get hardware store nuts to replace those with. Need to be oem, because they have a special sized shank to keep the axle/output shaft against each other, they are also a special hardness. I am sure you "could" find them at a hardware store, but OEM is a safer bet, especially if that happened again, at speed on the freeway (shredded subframe and undercarage).

GL.

240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 07:16 PM

so autozone bolt are not good ??? but anyways..i check my others axle...and the axle end on the diff side..it also loose...wat the hell....all this time all the bolt are loose

johngriff · 10-11-2009, 07:18 PM

If they have the OEM's yeah, but there is a non-threaded part shank to that bolt that snugs it in the diff/axle holes so there is no slack to make it snap.

Kaifd3s · 10-11-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projectRDM

I can't read a bit of that chicken scratch gibberish, but if you're asking about axle fitment, why would you think that it's any different just because you swapped an engine into your car? Did the axles magically change themselves to something else while you were under the hood?

You ALWAYS make me laugh on this forum.

I was thinking the same thing. You only swapped the motor, why would the axles be different. You should see if the shift knob is the same for an SR.

240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 09:10 PM

here is the illustration of the 1993 infiniti j30 and i cant seem to pin point down the bolt or part number of it..it seem like it doesnt exist..

brewster240 · 10-11-2009, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaifd3s

You ALWAYS make me laugh on this forum.

I was thinking the same thing. You only swapped the motor, why would the axles be different. You should see if the shift knob is the same for an SR.

while you were laughing, useful people were helping this guy figure out that his diff has been swapped and isnt stock.

240sxxs · 10-11-2009, 11:37 PM

thank guys..but bump...search everywhere..and cant found the part number for that bolt

10-11-2009, 02:45 AM	#1
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S14 SR20DET Snap an Axle.. i was just driving my future GF home, then i stop at redlight, then green light i gived a little of gas so the car moved forward a tad bit then right about 25-30 suddenly a loud noise come up ( sound like when you running over a big rock and it hit your frame ) then i immidiately stopped the car , come out and check. and what make the noise is from my axle , Is not the wheel sides but it seem like the axle loose a nut and feel off from the diff and it was on a diff side. NOW my problem is that what kind of AXLE do i need to replace. From KA or SR or ka and sr using the same axle . Im sorry if my english is bad ,due to typing with so much pressure and panic ,( it hurt when i saw my baby seat on the side of the street like this ) and here is the car and here is the motor i put in about 2 weeks ago when i first put it in __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty Last edited by 240sxxs; 10-11-2009 at 12:16 PM..

10-11-2009, 03:00 AM	#2
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thank to god i wasnt on freeway or ill be fucked __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty

10-11-2009, 07:37 AM	#3
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 47 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	I can't read a bit of that chicken scratch gibberish, but if you're asking about axle fitment, why would you think that it's any different just because you swapped an engine into your car? Did the axles magically change themselves to something else while you were under the hood? __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

10-11-2009, 08:44 AM	#5
IIIXziuR Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Left Hand Path Posts: 2,652 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	so basically you made a bad impression on this girl? Uh-oh future G/F, I think not. BUMMER. What Brewster said is true... __________________ ... ... ... ... .

10-11-2009, 11:44 AM	#6
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	im not showing offf or anything..i was on a date...and im just taking the girl home...then it just happen...and yes i bough the car that way and still learning about it, other wise i would have known what kind of diff it is...but ill take couple of picture for you guys EDIT : picture has been posted...ok it seem like the bolt fell off from the axle..to contact to other end of the axle or something __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty Last edited by 240sxxs; 10-11-2009 at 12:17 PM..

10-11-2009, 02:10 PM	#7
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	anybody know what the bolt nut size and diametor ? can someone post a picture of the axle cap for me ? my friend said is a 14mm but i just wanted to be sure __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty

10-11-2009, 02:34 PM	#8
gijoe69 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Age: 36 Posts: 366 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	sounds like you didn't do the swap yourself so your screwed...use the search forum for differential or importnut.net !!

10-11-2009, 03:12 PM	#10
brewster240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: tampa bay, fl Age: 38 Posts: 1,042 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	what is an axle cap? you mean boot? also, those are 5 bolt axles, i mostly mess with s13s, but im pretty sure s14 is supposed to have 6 bolt axles? so those could be j30 axles/diff

10-11-2009, 05:33 PM	#11
johngriff Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 4,103 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: johngriff Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Yeah, looks like someone swapped the diff's. You can see the white out letter on the out put shafts. Then whomever installed it did it wrong (or just bad, bolt+nut+tighten) and the axle came apart. That axle needs to be rebuilt if it can be used, or suitable replacement found (j30 maybe). As for the nuts, don't get hardware store nuts to replace those with. Need to be oem, because they have a special sized shank to keep the axle/output shaft against each other, they are also a special hardness. I am sure you "could" find them at a hardware store, but OEM is a safer bet, especially if that happened again, at speed on the freeway (shredded subframe and undercarage). GL. __________________ [email protected]

10-11-2009, 07:16 PM	#12
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so autozone bolt are not good ??? but anyways..i check my others axle...and the axle end on the diff side..it also loose...wat the hell....all this time all the bolt are loose __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty

10-11-2009, 07:18 PM	#13
johngriff Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 4,103 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: johngriff Feedback Score: 4 reviews	If they have the OEM's yeah, but there is a non-threaded part shank to that bolt that snugs it in the diff/axle holes so there is no slack to make it snap. __________________ [email protected]

10-11-2009, 09:10 PM	#15
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	here is the illustration of the 1993 infiniti j30 and i cant seem to pin point down the bolt or part number of it..it seem like it doesnt exist.. __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty

10-11-2009, 11:37 PM	#17
240sxxs Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: o were Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thank guys..but bump...search everywhere..and cant found the part number for that bolt __________________ The pretty one Arn't free and the free one Arn't pretty

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