Jammed up cv joint

[Bill wjw]

I have gotten the engine /transmission back into the car the second time on this attempt to repair things myself. Somehow when pushing the engine back in place by myself, I tweaked the cv joint on the wheel side of the passenger side. I was using a lift table and I think the axle got pushed too far forward. Any how the cv joint next to the wheel is bound up and will not rotate freely. I have tried pushing, pulling and twisting on it but it is tight and not going to go into place. What do I do now?

[Bill wjw]

forgot to state this is a 82 SC

[Uncle Enzo]

Can you grab us a pic? I am have trouble visualizing it.

[christiandk]

Have you had the joints apart?

Well I had the same problem a couple of days ago. Try to push it in towards the wheel, maybe some tabs with a hammer. Dont try to pull it back towards center, since it has locked up because it was stretched too much.

If it doesnt go free then take it of the car to get a better view of what to do.

[OsoMoore]

Sounds like you will need to take the half-axle off the car and get a better look at it. Its a very messy job, but not that difficult once you have it off. You'll need new grease to repack it. With a little searching, you should find some good pics of how to disassemble and reassemble. I've posted some in past posts.