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Yeah, if that is what it is I'm disappointed as both shafts have been replaced over the past three years. They "look" fine, boots are all in excellent condition. Now I'm wondering if I didn't do damage to the transaxle over the past winter with pot holes as the shaft movement appears to come from where the inner shaft mounts to the transaxle with the spring pin. I would stronly suspect that there shouldn't be any movement whatsoever on the transaxle side. Can anyone verify for me? I might get funny looks checking other Legacies in the parking lot at work. John

Well.....I guess it's not that. I had the car up on ramps and was yanking the drive shaft like crazy and there wasn't any slop movement at all. Too bad 'cuz I was all set to pull it off and go out for a spin to see if the shimmy was gone. I also checked all the inner CVs on all the halfshafts and they seemed to be OK. Only one had a little more play than the others and that was the right front, although the left was only a tad tighter to me.

Yes AWD. I agree about the engine, seems to only be a part that is "moving" at the speeds above. I thought that by putting it in FWD with the fuse would eliminate the driveshaft from turning. Is this not

Hey all,I posted this on alt.autos.subaru and got some good replies, hoping one of you guys can help me on this. 95 LS wagon 2.2L auto w/ 167K shakes at about 35mph and then between 60 and 75mph. Rides smooth at all other speeds. I had the tires rotated and balanced with no help. Wound up buying a new set of tires (needed them anyway) but the problem is still there. Alignment came with the new set of tires, still have the problem The shaking seems to occur on acceleration or when there is a load on the drivetrain. I've put in the fuse for FWD to see if this alieviates the problem but it didn't. The gear or RPM does not seem to affect this, strictly certain speeds. Front rotors do not appear to be warped as there isn't any pulsating on the brake pedal or steering wheel. I'm thinking wheels, anyone else? -- John