CV Joint?

[JDM CRZ]

I was installing my new swift springs i got... place the spring on the strut ready to go. I went to go put it back in and now the hub wont connect back to the strut. I spun the hub and seems to be as if the joint possiblt came out. Should it have done that? Im about to take out the axel today and check it out....Any recomendations on what to do? I thought this was gona be an easy task but of course its not...

[sohcsol]

Your inner CV joint pulled apart because you allowed the hub assembly to drop after removing the strut, so it will not be able to align and reattach to the strut assembly until you slide the joint back together.

Put a jack under the lca to lift the hub assembly with the strut still removed entirely. You need to raise the hub much higher, above the level of the joint, then work it back and forth while rotating until it slides into place. Keep the jack there and control how much you let the hub drop this time, just far enough to align it back with the strut assembly in place.