Not sure if this should be in suspension or driveline but here goes...
I was replacing the lower ball joint on my '98 Forester(Massive PITA but I finally got through with it) on the front passenger side. When I got everything back together I noticed that it seemed like the axle was really loose. I can physically pull it up and down with about an inch of deflection. I can't really move it in or out though. If I spin the hub, the boot twists; in other words if I were to drive it as is, it would rip the CV boot...so I know something is not right.
Is it possible that when I unbolted the spindle/hub from the lower control arm that the axle popped out? If so, how do I go about putting it back in? Could the axle just be broken?
I was replacing the lower ball joint on my '98 Forester(Massive PITA but I finally got through with it) on the front passenger side. When I got everything back together I noticed that it seemed like the axle was really loose. I can physically pull it up and down with about an inch of deflection. I can't really move it in or out though. If I spin the hub, the boot twists; in other words if I were to drive it as is, it would rip the CV boot...so I know something is not right.
Is it possible that when I unbolted the spindle/hub from the lower control arm that the axle popped out? If so, how do I go about putting it back in? Could the axle just be broken?