2013 Honda CR-V AWD Rear Driveshaft Removal 

I could not find anyone locally to replace the u-joints. They’re swaged in place and require a different approach to replacement. I’m glad you have a local resource for this. That’s excellent.

I only drove it without the rear shaft for a short time to diagnose it. If you drive for an extended period without you will definitely wear out the front tires faster. I’m not sure if you’ll notice any extra wear on the front driveshafts or not.

For me it was the front left CV shaft.

@@JoesCarSmartsNY I have the exact same issue coming from what seems to be under the driver side. I replaced damn near the whole suspension by now. Lower control arms ball joints outer tie rods. Engine mounts, trans mounts, differential mount and dampener. Sway links and bar bushing. Aligned multiple times. Tires balanced/rotated. I took the drive shaft off and still have severe side to side wobble under acceleration from about 55-70 mph. I did replace the passenger axle when doing the ball joints and control arms And noticed the shaking. It felt like it was the driver side so I just replaced that one. Still shaking. I’m thinking maybe the passenger axle was defective from the manufacturer. I’ve done everything you have so far and I might recall you saying in that article that you had to change the axles twice if I’m not mistaken. Thank you for your time and videos.

@@JD-xi1yv So, you’ve replaced both front shafts and it still shakes exactly the same? That’s surprising to me. It would be a good move to warranty out both front shafts and try to swap them again. After that, I’m not sure.

@@JoesCarSmartsNY yes I did all of that suspension work at the same time and replaced only the passenger front axle when I noticed some grease around the boot. When I felt the wobble I assumed that new bushings in all of the suspension parts were causing me to actually feel the shaking since the suspension was more solidified. The driver axle was the only thing I didn’t replace that day. So maybe three days ago I replaced the driver side axle and took off the drive shaft to narrow down the possibilities and still shaking severely. I thought, like you, at first maybe it was a torque converter but I don’t think the crv would shake this bad if it was. My only thought is maybe the passenger side axle wasn’t balanced or somehow defective from the manufacturer. I’m going to replace the axles again staring with the passenger side first. I will definitely keep you posted on what, if anything, fixes the problem. Maybe it’ll help someone else out there who’s having the same issue.

Fixed! - So I decided to take off that passenger front axle that I replaced a few months ago from Autozone and noticed a gsp stamp on it. I don’t know how that ended up in a duralast box but they sold me a part that they don’t even carry. I swapped it out with an actual duralast that was new and my problem is solved. I think maybe some one was dishonest about a return and I ended up buying the fake. I’m so happy this problem is solved. Thank you again for your videos and your time.

I don’t think it matters. This is a video about the driveshaft. Haha.

@@JoesCarSmartsNYOh dude I was watching your led headlight video and it must have wen to the next video right before I commented.. Hahaha. Sorry

@@LostInBoston617 I figured maybe that was it. The LEDs use much less power than halogens.

You need to remove the rear driveshaft and see if the vibration is gone.

@@JoesCarSmartsNY I honestly didn't considered before because I was worried about damaging the rear diferential or something as I know that it gets activated when there is a difference on speed between the front and rear wheels. Did you notice any change when you remove yours?

You only need to drive it briefly to see if the vibration is gone. The dealer removed mine when I asked them for help and they also drove it around with no rear driveshaft. It’s fine to remove it. Here’s how: 2013 Honda CR-V AWD Rear Driveshaft Removal ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8VrGMwu2B9c.html

I don’t recommend this.

Extremely dangerous, do not do this! If that car falls off the stands you are going 70mph with no way to stop on time!