Hello everyone. I bought an 88 Subaru GL about three months ago making it my DD instead of driving my 06 STi. I bought it for 500 bucks, yet have dropped in new wheel bearings, cv axles, front and rear brakes, pads, shoes and rotors, new ball joints, a new tie rod, fuel filter, plugs, coils, distributor and rotor... I could keep naming parts, but the part in question is the driveshaft. When I bought it, initially at high speeds, in fifth gear, the shifter would rattle. Within the past couple months, it has progressively worsened. And this week, the shifter rattles in every gear. I got under the car today after cutting out the gearbox, and using the driveshaft to pull myself under the car, noticed it shifted about an inch upon pulling on it. I discovered that the front ujoint has one of the pins missing to hold it centered. Therefore at speed, it spins unevenly and is hitting the shifter. My question to all of you would be: can I simply slam a roll pin in there or will I need to replace that third of the shaft? I called the dealership, they mentioned that I would have to replace the shaft costing 500 bones. No thanks. Also read on this site that people are replacing the ujoints specifically, how? Gonna hit up my buddy who is a mechanic tomorrow and also call the pick and pull to see if they have this specific portion of the shaft. Any help is appreciated, mainly because I blew my motor on my sti running 26 psi, 406 whp on the stock block. rod bearing and a ringland. My luck with cars this year is horrible, granted I'm learning alot doing the work myself, but could definitely use a couple of no maintenance months in the future.
