Mblattel

Yellow arrow points to what I am asking is supposed to turn or not. I expect it to be stationary and believe the red arrow to be pointing at a bearing. But is the yellow arrow supposed to move or not?

Ok. So, I have access to the tool the junk yards use in my area to find and share parts with each other, and they're wanting $65 for each axle. Would you be willing to ship me 2 of them if I paid you through paypal? I think we are going to try these axles first however, like I said, definitely trying to make this as cheap as possible. Our axle seals were bad, so I'm hoping that could perhaps be the culprit. And as far as there being sound, theres a slight clack clack sound when I put the car in the air and in gear, no wheels on. While driving you couldnt hear a clacking noise, but there was a loud sound similar to a truck with mud tires driving on pavement.

Alright guys. Appreciate the insight. Sorry, I lost the link back to this page so I just now got around to seeing your responses. We went ahead and got the axles swapped out under warranty just because we had to go get other parts as well, but will definitely look into rebuilding an OEM set. Tires are 100% not the issue, I've had them all replaced since this issue had started in September. It's just gradually getting worse. Also, drained the front diff and changed fluid today, had a minor amount of metal on the magnet. Inspected the gear you can see through the drain hole, no obvious damage to that particular gear, but if you were super critical there were some minor irregularities, but no sticky spots. Is it normal for the splines the axles slide into to have play side to side? If I stick my fingers in both sides and press the gears towards each other, it definitely causes some binding to occur. Waiting in my seals to come in before i can do anything else right now. And also, immediately after the axle seal, there is what looks like a bearing. I cant get either side to turn. Is that actually just a guide or is it a bearing? I looked at the exploded diagram from subaru and they say there is a bearing there but when I look at the bearing itself on their page, it doesnt look exactly the same. I'm seeing like an extra sleeve through the bearing or something. So my question is does that bearing just have the axle go through the middle, or is there some sort of sleeve that's holding that bearing. Idk how to say what I'm trying to ask. Lol. I'm poor as codswallop and am trying to get back on my feet and this is my work vehicle. I'm just concerned about that bearing and the gears being able to be moved sideways. They dont wiggle at aa angle, just slide straight. I'll put a picture of the bearing thing im seeing tomorrow if needed. Thanks for the help guys, I just cant afford to replace the axles and find out the trans is fkd. I'm barely in a position to buy anything at this point

My 2006 subaru forester L L Bean Edition has started shaking at around 55 about a year ago. We knew the axles and struts were bad, so we had them replaced a few months ago. Since then, the car has remained shaking at 55 so we had the alignment double checked. Shake remained. Got new tires all around. New driveshaft also. Now the shaking has gotten to the point where I'm afraid it's going to break down catastrophically. It's not a severe, teeth rattling shake, its pretty mild, but the fact that its persisted so long now has me nervous. It only shakes under throttle, turning does not change whether or not it will happen. It generally happens going uphill or while any moderate throttle is used. The shake stops as soon as you put it in neutral, and stops when you let off the throttle. Revving the car up while doing that speed while in neutral has no shake either. I'm almost fully convinced it needs a new transmission, but I cant afford to buy one and have the transmission not be the issue. The car has a 4ate transmission and has had the fuse in it disabling the rwd since we have owned it. Reason being that the car would shudder turning in reverse and sometimes in drive. I currently have the car on blocks, all wheels removed and put it in drive and watched the front axles spin at idle. I could see the cup of the axle against the transmission has a slightly elliptic rotation. Ive heard people mention that aftermarket axles aren't balanced well and to go OEM. I have a hard time believing that to be the cause of this, because this shaking was the reason we replaced the axles. My front diff doesnt have any filings in the oil that I could fish out with a magnet and doesnt appear to be burnt. There was a steady rhythm of clack clack sounds from the front axle *binded one at a time, rwd disengaged* and both axles exhibited the same issue. Open diff in the front, lsd in the back. Engaging the awd didnt change any symptom of the front, but did mimic it. Transmission doesn't slip at all, no late engagement after stopping. Wheel bearings have no play, tie rods are good, ball joints are semi-good, but that being bad shouldnt be causing that with the car sitting on the frame rails instead of the tires. When turning the awd on, I could hear the clutch pack making sounds like a loud hum, but again, no change in behavior by engaging the awd other than the rear end mimicked the front. With the awd off I can spin the driveshaft and rear wheels by hand and dont see any transfer to the front. I'm a new subaru owner and not regretting my decision to buy one, just totally engineered different than anything I've ever had before. Any ideas? And methods to 100% confirm an idea? Quick recap, new front axles, new shocks all around, new driveshaft, new tires, alignment, rebalance tires and rechecked alignment. Axle has elliptical rotation, out of round by perhaps 1/16th inch at end by transmission Here is a link to a video on YouTube so you can see what I'm seeing. Passenger side Drivers side