Sounds like the axle is out of spec.
I generally use OE/OEM parts from FCP but
when I had to do the oil pan gasket last summer I did go cheap on Advanced Auto axles, had no problems with them going in. The originals had 220K miles on them and I had redone the outer boot on one a few years ago and the other side needed one then...
they went in smooth.
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
Yeah I was able to get the driver’s side far enough in to catch the threads and the rest worked it’s way in with some (in my opinion) excessive torque. But that passenger side one is a good 3/4” inside the hub still after giving it all I have. I even removed the brake rotor and tried using a C-clamp between the hub and the back side of the axle cup, and it didn’t budge.
Last time I torqued these, I was able to do it with a breaker bar, body weight, and some math  I changed the hubs and wheel bearings a while back |