1996 Honda Accord drivetrain

1996 HONDA ACCORD
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the car is making noise when i jack up only the driver side and put it in gear it make humming sound it became louder when i push more gas it make more noise when it shift from 2nd to 3rd than from first to second and it make more noise when it shift from 3rd to 4 th than from 2 nd to 3 rd . so i replaced the driver cv axle now the noise isless louder but its still there .

Note the front engine mount is bad could it responsible for this noise and how to make sure its the engine mount i do not want to put parts like that i want to make sure

what other things could causes this noise
Sep 2, 2013 at 2:42 PM
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Do this put the wheel off the ground put it in neutral put one hand on the coil spring of the strut.Use the other hand to spin the wheel as fast as you can.See if you can feel the bad wheel bearing in the coil spring.Check both sides to each other.
Sep 2, 2013 at 2:50 PM
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ok i did a drive test again my speed was 50 miles hours and i was swerving I can hear the noise when I go straight or right however it goes away for a second when i go left . the noise go louder when i speed up

what does that mean?
Sep 2, 2013 at 6:47 PM
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Sounds like a bad left front wheel bearing.Did you do what I suggested to you about checking the bearings?
Sep 2, 2013 at 7:07 PM
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I will do that tomorrow
could it be the rear wheel bearing or tire problems
Sep 2, 2013 at 7:44 PM
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Anything is possible I cant hear the noise and where its coming from.Check both front wheel bearings and see if one of them is bad.Let's start there first.
Sep 2, 2013 at 8:55 PM
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I jacked up the front wheel and i put the car in drive the first noise that i heard is from the front passenger side it is a scraping noise but stopped in second ( its like the dust shield is touching the rotor)after i put my hand on the upper control arm of the passenger side i felt like something is touching other things and I felt it once per each rotation . i did again the swerving drive test and i hear the noise when the car goes straight or left however it disappear when i swerve to the right.

Sep 3, 2013 at 11:53 AM
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Check the left front wheel bearing exactly like I told you spinning the wheel by hand in neutral with the other hand in the coil spring.Let me know what you find also check the right front the same way. When the noise stops swerving right usually means you have a bad left wheel bearing..
Sep 3, 2013 at 12:23 PM
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ok I did what you told me to do .
i spun the passenger wheel and i felt roughness when i put my hand on the upper control arm however i felt nothing when i put my hand on the spring . i did the same on the driver side i felt nothing
Sep 4, 2013 at 9:10 PM
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I always use the coil spring if you feel roughness then you have a bad bearing as long as nothing else is scraping like the dust shield etc.
Sep 4, 2013 at 10:20 PM
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i felt nothing when i put my hand in the spring in both front wheel
could it be the rear passenger wheel bearing? when i drive the car i hear the roaring sound in the front passenger side. could the sound travel from the back to the front?
Sep 4, 2013 at 10:37 PM
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So did you put your hand on the upper control arm on the left front to feel roughness?If so did you feel any? You shouldn't be feeling roughness.You can do the same in the back to check for bad bearings. Check them all just to be sure.
Sep 4, 2013 at 10:46 PM
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when i put my hand on the front passenger control arm i felt roughness .when i did the same to the driver side i did not feel nothing.
Sep 4, 2013 at 10:49 PM
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Sounds like you have a bad wheel bearing there soukdnt be any roughness feel.
Sep 5, 2013 at 8:52 AM
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what can causes noise like that beside wheel bearing?
Sep 6, 2013 at 7:24 AM
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With the noise going away when you swerve one direction that's a wheel bearing anytime I have ran across that it has been a bad wheel bearing.To put your mind at ease pop the axle end out of the hub you felt the roughness. Then spin the hub without the axle end in it as fast as you can.Let me know what you feel. And hear.
Sep 6, 2013 at 10:10 AM
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is there a tool to replace the bearing only the bearing not the hub?
Sep 7, 2013 at 6:17 PM
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Looks like the bearing bolts in and the hub presses in an out of the bearing.
Sep 7, 2013 at 10:41 PM
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I have another concern
I replace the driver side cv axle last week .today i checked underneath the car i saw transmission fluid i came from the passenger side cv axle exactly from the inner cv joint where it goes in the differential
is it normal that when you replace one cv axle the other cv axle comes out from the transmission ?
what could causes that?
Sep 8, 2013 at 4:48 PM
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No did the right axle come out?Is that's why its leaking?Are you leaking grease or transmission fluid?
Sep 8, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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week ago i replaced driver side cv axle .today i checked underneth the car and i saw transmission fluid on the ground . i jacked up the car and see it leaking from where the passenger inner cv axle goes in the transmission.it was not leaking before i replaced the driver side cv axle.

could the driver side cv axle pushed out the driver cv axle?or what could causes that leak
Sep 8, 2013 at 5:54 PM
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Again did the right axle back out from the seal?I can't see what you see.It could be a bad axle seal or cracked transmission case.
Sep 8, 2013 at 6:15 PM
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yes it back out from the seal
after i put it back i turn the left wheel it get hard to turn at first after when it get loose the left axle back out like 1/8 inch
Sep 8, 2013 at 8:19 PM
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Sounds like something is up with the new axle.Do you still have the old axle?Why did you replace the old axle?
Sep 8, 2013 at 8:58 PM
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yea i still have the old axle.
i replaced because the inner boot was leaking grease
Sep 8, 2013 at 9:01 PM
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Try putting the old axle back in and if nothing happens you know its the new axle.
Sep 8, 2013 at 9:13 PM
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ok i will do that and check if the new axle looks the same thnt the old one i should did it
Sep 8, 2013 at 9:21 PM
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Alright sounds good.
Sep 8, 2013 at 9:37 PM
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what is the proper way to install cv axle in the transmission do i need to slightly hammer it or...
Sep 9, 2013 at 7:07 AM
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Never use a hammer just use the slack in the inner joint to kinda slide hammer it in
Sep 9, 2013 at 9:17 AM
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Hello again
I think i found the source of the noise .i took off the passenger side axle shaft. there is wear marks on the shaft that goes in the differential i put my finger inside the differential and there is a play so i think the differential bearing is bad :(

how can i replace this bearing?
Sep 10, 2013 at 1:22 PM
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Your talking about inside the transmission correct?If so you would to remove the transmission split the transmission case open and change the bearing out.I would say its not your typical diyer repair.
Sep 10, 2013 at 2:55 PM
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yes sir the passenger side bearing inside the transmission (differential)
do i need special tool to remove the bearing?
what s gonna happen if i drive the car with that bad bearing ?
Sep 10, 2013 at 4:20 PM
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Which engine do you have?Also have you ever removed a transmission on a front wheel drive car or taken apart one of those transmissions?
Sep 10, 2013 at 4:57 PM
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the engine is F22b2 2.2 liter 4 cylinder not VTEC
i never removed a transmission. and never take apart a transmission .
but i did engine overhaul for my previous car cylinder rings head gasket valve steam seals valve job...
Sep 10, 2013 at 5:29 PM
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A transmission is a lot more complex as far as taking apart and putting it back together.Also I would check the input shaft bearing just on the other side of the transmission case where the input shaft comes thru the case.As far As the diff bearing most are pressed off and on.Also to remove the transmission you will most likely need A engine support to remove the subframe to remove the transmission. Unless there is a cross bar under the transmission on that car.
Sep 11, 2013 at 6:24 PM