Quick question JEBA tranny axle splines

[davebugs]

A local garage just called me.

 

99 Legacy Outback needs a tranny.

 

Customer got a tranny that reads TZ1A2JEBAWZ

 

Garage says same as the vin plate.

 

Problem is that one has 2 female axle connections(splines) and the one the customer obtained has one male and one female.

 

They are 10 miles away and I can go look if necessary but I'm hardly a tranny expert. Ironically my last tranny postings I believe had to do with this same tranny code.

 

Anyone seen this different sexed problem for axles? Is it as simple as buying another axle? I've seen sex/compatability issues with coil packs but not tranny/axle.

 

These guys were ready to lift the repalcement one in when they noticed this. So they are currently stuck.

[OB99W]

Perhaps the following link will help solve the mystery: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=58418

[davebugs]

Thanks for the timely reply. I forwarded the info in that thread about the stub axles mostly to the folks that had called an hour or so ago.

 

He was saying htat the seals, etc looked totally different. The diff is trash on the old tranny so he was gonna try pulling the stub shaft to see what was up.

[davebugs]

That was it. I just stopped to see the situation for myself. They had the tranny in the car and were doing the TC bolts.

 

Stub shaft was missing.

 

He said it was really difficult removing from the old one. He used a large slide hammer.

 

Thanks for the info.

[OB99W]

That was it. [...]

 

Stub shaft was missing.

 

He said it was really difficult removing from the old one. He used a large slide hammer.

Naturally, and the one that was missing in the replacement probably had just about fallen out. Murphy's Law?

 

 

Thanks for the info.

You're welcome.