Subaruist Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Once upon a time, my (1979) Brat needed front CV joints - BADLY. I was the type to push things past thier limit, but not with this. However, I had to keep driving... So I detached the front axels from the wheels, hung them with coat-hanger wire from the "frame", put it into 4WD, and it was now a rear-wheel drive, but the steering actually improved! The CV axels did not jostle about at all, but were perfectly well behaved, and the coat hanger wire would last for a week or two before I had to replace it, which was incredibly easy. It took a couple months, but I eventually got two new CV axels. I love Subarus.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprjohn Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 LOL Classic. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) Lol, I rode an entire summer in my xt converted to rwd because of a busted front axle. I was a little more elegant with the set up than a coat hanger, hammered the cv end off the bad axle and bolted it back in. Good times. Edited April 24, 2014 by 86BRATMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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