Calibud916

Anyone have a part number or know where I can get the passenger side hub assembly? Having some trouble locating one, at least online. Will call autozone and oreilly tomorrow

You sirs all deserve a medal! You all nailed it. That's exactly what happened, I don't think I ever needed a clutch, some mechanic my buddy recommended! So I jacked the front of the car up, took the front tires off and put it in 2wd and first gear and the passenger side axle is spinning freely, but not actually spinning the wheel. I check the axle nut and it was loose, like I could remove it with my bare hands loose. The driver side axle was not spinning at all however I think that may be due to no limited slip differential? therefore the pass. side wheel getting more power/power first? Stripped hub is what it looks like, that's what that grinding was before replacing the clutch, just as George1943 said. Thank you all so much for your help! Now I just have to find a hub assembly and replace the axle, just glad I don't have to redo the clutch or something...

Thanks a lot for the replies everyone! I did the test where I put it in 2wd and put it in first gear while the engine is running. The car does not move, I was able to push the car by hand as if it were in neutral. Does this sound like its not properly engaging in 2wd mode and if so what could cause it? Edit: I will also check to see if the front axles have stripped out of the hub later this evening or tomorrow morning. (Thank you George1943)

I did not perform such a test yet to verify if it actually is in neutral. Will do it when I get home from work and report back. Thank you for the suggestion.

Thank you for the reply. I had the clutch replaced because it went out. One day I tried to drive the car and the clutch would not engage and it would make this grinding noise when letting go of the clutch. Pretty weird that the clutch would fail like that as all of my other manual cars when the clutch fails it's a gradual slipping that gets worse over time. Never have I had a clutch fail suddenly like that. However I'm not a mechanic, just a hobbyist that does a bit of work on his own car so when the mechanic said it just needs a clutch I was pretty happy as I feared it could be worse. I think I am getting into 2wd... Would there be a way to check for misadjustment/binding of the shift linkage?

Hey guys, I have a 1983 Subaru GL wd manual transmission and I just had the clutch replaced by a mechanic that was recommended to me by a friend. Well it works/runs normally when in the 4 wheel drive setting, however if I put in in 2wd mode the clutch doesn't engage. When its in the 2wd setting and I put it into gear and start letting out the clutch and revving the engine, it just revs up and doesn't move, like when in neutral. The mechanic doesn't know what the issue is. I know, I probably shouldn't have taken it to him, but a friend recommended it and he said he could do this clutch job. Anyone have any idea what the problem could be or point me into the right direction? Any help is greatly appreciated.