4g64 hybrid, driver side axle

[deth2u]

My factory GSX driver cv axle doesn't bolt to the block. It will accept one bolt, but the other I had some shitty piece of bar stock hacked apart with a gas axe and stacked up with washers to make it work. Really embarrassing to look at, and not as rigid as it ought to be.

Is there a bearing carrier from another car that will work with the 4g64 on a 2g gsx? I poked around and found something similar, but it was on a foreign board pertaining to RHD evos.

 

[jimbob_843]

I have no clue what you are trying to ask here. The cv axle fits into the trans not the block. 4g64 motors in our cars still use the stock transmission setup so it being a 4g64 will not affect any axle or suspension placement.

 

[danielbo91]

Are you talking about the half shaft ? Where is bolt up to the block i know what you talking about but is hard to understand can you take pics and post it in here that would help,to explain it better.

 

[deth2u]

Sorry about the confusion. Daniel has it right; I'm talking about the half shaft carrier.

Car is a '98 GSX. It had a mostly stock PTE scm6152 6-bolt/2g head swap in it when I bought it. Awful, awful combo; had to row down every time to get it to spool. It needed something else. I took it out and put a heavily worked S300 4g64/1g hybrid in (donor block was from a '97 Spyder).

Now that I think of it, is the 6-bolt CV axle carrier different from the 7-bolt? I never had it with the factory engine installed.

Here's the one that I had shitrigged on. Axles were in bad shape so I rebuilt the rears and bought new front ones as they're dirt cheap. Would like to get this cleared up.

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[Awdspyderman]

That looks like a carrier from automatic not a 5 speed so that maybe why it wont bolt on properly( I could he wrong,it has happened before)

 

[danielbo91]

Ok got you now yes thats the half shaft carrier, yes it should bolt to the 6bolt block, i had the same issue a while back it would't line up on my 7bolt that trew rod recently anyways the way to fix your issue is this. Try to spin the tire if it moves by it self then is not fully in try push it harder in you really need to play with it.

Take the half shaft carrier out and slide back againg it has to lock in side of the tranny.

 

[deth2u]

Ok got you now yes thats the half shaft carrier, yes it should bolt to the 6bolt block, i had the same issue a while back it would't line up on my 7bolt that trew rod recently anyways the way to fix your issue is this. Try to spin the tire if it moves by it self then is not fully in try push it harder in you really need to play with it.

Take the half shaft carrier out and slide back againg it has to lock in side of the tranny.

I see what you're saying, but the axle half shaft isn't the issue. This carrier won't bolt to the engine block without making a bracket when the axle is in place.

 

[bryanwheat]

I know exactly what your problem is. The late 2g awd's have a slightly different carrier bracket than the early. One bolt goes into the block and one goes into the ac compressor bracket. The 1g's and early 2g's the other bolt goes into the block but uses the bracket as a a shim for the carrier. You will need the ac compressor bracket from a late 2g awd.

 

[deth2u]

I know exactly what your problem is. The late 2g awd's have a slightly different carrier bracket than the early. One bolt goes into the block and one goes into the ac compressor bracket. The 1g's and early 2g's the other bolt goes into the block but uses the bracket as a a shim for the carrier. You will need the ac compressor bracket from a late 2g awd.

Thanks, bryan.

Pounded. I relocated the alternator back there to fit the 3" downpipe off the BW. Don't think there's space to install the A/C bracket--have to check

Would anyone have a picture of this early bracket?

 

[bryanwheat]

You are probably going to have to go with the early 2g intermediate shaft if that's the case. Here is a comparison of the 2 carrier brackets.

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[deth2u]

That helps a lot. The axle shafts are the same length between the 95-96 and 97-99 carriers, aren't they? It looks like it between the pictures.

I'll have to go snatch an assembly from a junk yard, then pick up new seals and a bearing from a bearing house.

 

[deth2u]

Thanks again to Bryan for the info. After doing this DSM crap for 10 years, I never knew there was a revision to the jack shaft carrier

Man, I feel bad for you cats that live where they dump salt all over the road. After getting the axle shipped from a junkyard in the east coast, it looked like it went though war

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Socket to take off the flywheel nut on a 13b rotary worked perfectly

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Cleaned it off and rattle canned, strung up with clove hitches to hit with heat gun

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All done. Ironically, that is a very common bearing. They're used on some medium frame polyphase induction motors; probably why Mitsubishi speced them. Very inexpensive. We had a box full of them at the shop.

 

[boostwhipped24]

Bryan thats so crazy your posted the solution to this problem, Me and Boston was have problems with this today for hours, Hit me up man you should come check out the build. She looks great;.