thedoctor Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I just pulled my left axle. Bad CVJ. I have a rebuilt axle which seems to be about an inch longer than the old one and with a bit thinner shaft. The joints themselves look the same. I am assuming the parts store gave me the wrong part. Am I correct in thinking these should be identical? This is probably a stupid question, but that's how I learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I had read in another post that the thickness of the shaft may vary, but the length should be the same. Probably got the wrong one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 yeah it sounds like they gave you the wrong one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 The varying shaft size gives me some hope. First thing in the morning, I will double check. It is possible that the inner joint has in and out play that I had not taken into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 the older shafts are thicker and shorter. EA81 style, EA82 style is the longer, thinner one. yup, they gave you the wrong one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 you can identify the axle by the bands on the outer end of the shaft, one band is 2wd and two bands is 4wd. on ea82's turbos have 3 bands and are fatter the inner jointdoes slide back and forth sh you should bottom them out to compare lengths ea82 axles are 2 in longer than ea81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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