Lude Generation

Hi guys,

I'm sure there must be a how to somewhere..... but does anyone know how to remove the driveshaft's on a 3G prelude and what size is the axel nut?

Cheers.

Check the Wiki link at the top mate

Yep. Honda service manual is linked out of there.
Though it won't tell you the driveshaft nut size... If you can wait till after this weekend, I should be able to tell you

wurlycorner wrote:Yep. Honda service manual is linked out of there.
Though it won't tell you the driveshaft nut size... If you can wait till after this weekend, I should be able to tell you

Thanks guys, I tried doing it a couple days ago, its a 36mm bit. I managed to open one, the drivers side just won't come off though, look's like its never been off. Tried heating it up too!

The drive shaft nut you mean?
Undid both ones on my breaker last weekend with no problem.
Used a hex socket with a breaker bar that's about 50cm long and another length of scaffold pole about 40cm long. Does the job nicely. Having an auto box makes it a piece of body lemonade!

Beware though, the drive shafts don't fit through the struts, you either need to undo the bottom strut bolts to separate them from the lower arm (seized solid both sides on mine) or split the inner driveshaft joint (what we did).

Yes the driveshaft nut's, I used the same, a Hex socket with a 40cm breaker bar, was a tough job!

By strut, do you mean the folk which the shock absorber sits on? How do you split the inner driveshaft joint any special tools needed? I'd really appreciate it if you could give me some advice on how to do this?

Would it be possible to split the inner joint to remove drive shaft from transmission, as my nut is seized on the drivers side?

I think with yours its a lot easier as your engine and driveshaft's etc are all still in the car, I have all the engine/gearbox and suspension out of the car already, so it makes taking the drive shafts off harder!

tt85 wrote:By strut, do you mean the folk which the shock absorber sits on?

Yep. Where the drive shaft runs through the strut.

How do you split the inner driveshaft joint any special tools needed? I'd really appreciate it if you could give me some advice on how to do this?

Just cut the clip around the inside end of the gaitor and then pull the rubber gaitor off the inner end of the inner joint (the 'cup') Beware - when you split this joint, it's a tri-ax joint (unlike the outer joint) so unless you're careful, the bearings will fall off.
If you do it all carefully, you can cut the clip without damaging the gaitor and then you can just slip it all back together and fit a new clip.

Would it be possible to split the inner joint to remove drive shaft from transmission, as my nut is seized on the drivers side?

Yes, you can split the inner joint and leave the inner cup attached to the gearbox in order to lift the gearbox out of the car.

I think with yours its a lot easier as your engine and driveshaft's etc are all still in the car, I have all the engine/gearbox and suspension out of the car already, so it makes taking the drive shafts off harder!

So you undid the suspension and struts and just dropped them all out of the shell? complete with the engine then?

"So you undid the suspension and struts and just dropped them all out of the shell? complete with the engine then?"

Something like that, I didn't actually remove it myself....