superpoo93 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 This might be a dumb question, but is there any difference between the Auto trans and Manual trans driveshafts?? The shop manual only pictures one. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Yes they’re different as a whole. The driveshaft is a two piece assembly. The rear half is the same for all EA82. The front half differs in length due to transmission length. The MT is shorter so an MT driveshaft front half is longer to make up that difference. Otherwise they’re the same. Sometimes people say “driveshaft” and mean axle - if that’s the case those are interchangeable between the two but axles are turbo or non-turbo specific, but there are some benign axle variations even if they’re interchangeable. Edited March 11, 2018 by idosubaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpoo93 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yes they’re different as a whole. The driveshaft is a two piece assembly. The rear half is the same for all EA82. The front half differs in length due to transmission length. The MT is shorter so an MT driveshaft front half is longer to make up that difference. Otherwise they’re the same. Sometimes people say “driveshaft” and mean axle - if that’s the case those are interchangeable between the two but axles are turbo or non-turbo specific, but there are some benign axle variations even if they’re interchangeable. Sorry, I probably should have said propeller shaft. I see how that could be confusing. I the transsmission side length make sense. Thank you for responding and answering my question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yep. So if you need the rear half they’re all the same. If you need a complete assembly or front half then it’s trans specific. Nah you said it correctly, driveshaft is most common. I was just checking. that doesn’t happen often and seems like it happens less than it used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Nah you said it correctly, driveshaft is most common. I was just checking. that doesn’t happen often and seems like it happens less than it used to.Hehehe... Us Aussies typically know a drive shaft as a "half shaft", or CV shaft is another common name from the gearbox to the hub. The driveshaft mentioned above is known as a tail shaft or prop shaft, not typically as a driveshaft... Always interesting. Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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