bratman18

I've had many cv axles do that. They get the grease moving around and warmed up and the noise goes away. Hopefully that's the issue because there will be a warranty on them and they aren't too hard to change. Good luck!

I think they mean the inner cv joints which are on the axle, it;s the closest joint to the tranny. They can be bad right out of the box!! What brand was the axles? A lot of aftermarket cv axles are problematic.

I just hope that Subaru has in fact solved the Head gasket problems in the 2.5. If that continues it could drive people away. But it's good that sales have increased! They are definitely better than anything that American car makers are putting out!

As I'm sure you know, it's all preparation! As long as you clean and sand/rough up the surface and clean again, it should last forever! I've wanted to do something with mine as well, just haven't gotten around to it

I mostly agree with you, I'm just thinking because of the amount of rust there must be, It might be the easier way. But I agree, if at all possible, I would do it the way you're saying.

yes if you put a 3.90 tranny in your car and it is currently a 4.111, you will also need to replace the rear diff with a 3.90

Yeah I understand that! It's too bad it went down like it did. I spoke to him a while back and luckily no money was exchanged cause he didn't come through on something for me either! Good luck with the battle, and hopefully someone from here actually bumps into him eventually.:-\

Ha now see, I'm a GM truck guy! There again, everyone has there own opinion! I've had and seen more trouble with Fords than I have Gm's. But Gm's definitely have there problems, never deny that! I like old Fords, Pre 1980

Yeah that's pretty much the same idea I had. I know that sometimes with the rust it can be a pain!

Definitely try those things first, but an answer to your question is, yes they can go bad that early! Damn 2.5's! Good luck, hopefully the cap and flush fixes your problem!

No the diff only goes up in place one way, so you won't need to get an alignment. Gloyale is right about how you should go about it, but since I have dealt with a lot of rusty cars, I think I know what your dealing with! Hope what I said can help

I don't think he has the manual yet, he was waiting on it to show up.

Wonder if e-mailing the people who made the website would help. They should definitely correct it for others who stumble upon it while trying to fix their car! I tried to find a way to contact them and couldn't find any.

He already tried that! And I assume because of rust, he couldn't get it off the outer splines. So I was suggesting that he try the outer splines. I was just trying to make it easier for him to get it off.

What years were they available? I thought they stopped after 95

You shouldn't have to as long as you lower the rear diff. That's why you lower the rear diff, so you'll be able to get the axle out

yeah exactly!! Looks like a pretty strong setup

:lol:That's funny! Good luck!

yeah it's very easy to take the rear diff sown to remove the axle. Just undo the two nuts on the oxbow, and then I just flex the oxbow out and off the two bolts. Then it just hangs there. Then if you have to, you can remove the other bolt that goes through the bushing mount attached to the rear crossmember. You might have to support it a little though so that it won't pull the axles apart. Good luck!!

no kidding! Those would work well if they were lengthened for the newer ones!

the EJ18 wasn't made after 95 AFAIK

No you don't need a new axle because of that little piece. It's a dust/grass shield. But what about getting diff side of the axle off? try lowering the diff like I said before and then removing that end of the axle of the splines of the diff. then pull the whole axle out of the hub.

It should be! 82-87 is when they were made and I believe all Gen 2 Brats were EA81

Not too bad. fairly self explanatory. You need a 36mm socket to fit the axle nut though.

It should be, but it depends on how hot it really got around the motor. I would be on the search for a newer Brat with the EA81 and 4 spd dual range!!