paz840

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'05 5AT @ 145K miles.

Leaving the grocery store, put it in reverse, heard a horrible crunching/grinding noise.
Rolled into the middle of the parking lot, wouldn't shift or engage in any gear.
No previous issues or signs of failure.

Pressure switches, trans filter and 3x3 w/Redline type F (at 1K intervals) done ~20K ago.

Gotta take it to the dealer on Tuesday.

CLtotheTL32

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I'm so sorry

Time for a 6-speed swap?

paz840

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6MT would be nice, but I think I'm done.

On to the next one.

I hate cars

That's not they normal type of failure, sounds like a hard part/shaft failure.

Make sure it's not an axle that let go. If the trans was freewheeling due to a broken axle and you shift into reverse, it will make all kinds of nasty noises.

At least check the fluid and see if the level is correct and if there's metal sparkles in it.

paz840

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Thanks for the info IHC, I'll check it out.

CLtotheTL32

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IHC ftw

paz840

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Levels were good. No sparkles.

I'll see what the dealer says in the morning.

Ruby

Good luck Paz

paz840

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Thanks Ruby

paz840

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Verdict is in....broken axle!

IHC

CLtotheTL32

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Awesome news! Congrats to you sir!

myblack04tl

That's better than replacing the trans. Hope no damage was done

Flipster23

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Ihc ftmfw!!!

paz840

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Thanks Tyler. Never thought I would be so happy about a broken axle.

CLtotheTL32

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Yeah for real. I hope the replacement cost is less than the cost of a transmission

P1zzaman

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man IHC is good

cipdagr3at

I think I have the same issue, how do i find out if the axel is broken?

mau108

wow are axel's breaking a common failure on the 3G ?

I never heard of axel failure (especially in a Honda application) until I started browsing this forum.

justnspace

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^2 members in Houston had axle trouble.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...postcount=3074

I believe they are 04 and 05's.

guitarplayer16

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IHC ftfmw indeed!

Glad your trans is okay

ez12a

not uncommon on G2 tegs. though they are almost 20 years old.

crazyasiantl

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the same thing happened to my 2G. made a three point turn, put it back to drive to take off, and crunch.

i freak out thinking it was the tranny but it was the axle

Bada$$VTEC

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Thats weird,when i broke the axle on my TL and i put it in reverse i never heard any noise from the tranny. The motor was just revving & the broken axle part was free wheeling (while in neutral). I guess 6spds are just that different than 5ATs.

EDIT: OP,make sure they check out your lower ball joint to see if its worn out or not.
Mine was from being too slammed & having a worn out lower ball joint. I'm pretty sure its the same thing with Ricardo (Houston's) TL & I doubt it has to do with years.

paz840

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Much less....~$500 parts and labor.



Get it checked out at a good shop or dealership.

I don't think it's a very common thing. I haven't seen it much on the forum.

Thanks!

It's a scary sound and feeling. Big relief to find out it was only the axle.

I hate cars

That's great news, glad it wasn't the trans.

paz840

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Me too. Thanks again for your help.

Blooze

Reminds me of the time that a friend broke down on the exit ramp of the highway coming to my house. Says that the tranny made all of this noise and the car would not go anywhere or do anything. I went up there to help him get it out of the way. A good samaritan stopped to help us as well. We had him steer while we pushed the car. As our good samaritan was getting out of the car, I noticed that the car was in "Park" the whole time we were pushing. At that point, I knew his tranny was most likely not the culprit. Broken axle for him as well.

Glad that it wasn't your tranny either!

paz840

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Thanks Blooze!

That sounds very familiar except nobody stopped to help me push my car
Bastards!

quanaman

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Broken axles are actually pretty common among hondas. I've seen it with the accords/civics and on a lot of integras in the past.

You can usually tell if you hear a clicking noise when making turns. I always do a couple tight circles when test driving any car before purchasing to check it out.

I think generally what happens is the rubber boot tears, and you get dust and dirt in the ball bearings (which causes the clicking noises) and eventually it will fail, and like IHC said, it makes a pretty nasty noises and the car won't go. It happened on my brother's 01 Passat, and ball bearings flew everywhere.


Anywho; glad it wasn't your trans!

swoosh

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bumping a very old there here Parth....did you end up getting her fixed?