installed two brand new XT6 axles and have the classic new axle DOJ vibrations on acceleration - is there a way to determine which side is doing it, assuming it's only one?

 

i avoid aftermarket axles like the plague because of numerous bad "new" axles like this. these happened to come with a car i picked up, i figured these things should be good. chances are in my favor right?

I never figured out how to decide which side was bad. I always looked for the torn or cracked boot (usually the DOJ that's over the catalytic converter) and that's often the bad one. If both axles are new, I can't help you. That's why I only replace them one-at-time. Best of luck with this. I'm interested in the answer if someone has a better plan.

just toss them in the garbage, which they are.

 

put a wanted ad on here for some old used ones, oem, and reboot them.

 

sorry that is the truth.

 

I bet the new ones on there now have a "liftetime" warranty, which translates to a lifetime of hassles and problems

if there's no way, then we'll swap them out one at a time and see what happens.

 

my XT6 has MWE axles, but my modus operandi isn't always the best fit for every other person or situation. neither is yours. i'm trying to help someone out here and keep costs down.

 

i already mentioned my distaste for aftermarket axles and voice that with you to others here as well, i don't need encouragement or advice about that.

 

put a wanted ad on here for some old used ones, oem, and reboot them.

didn't ask for advice on or need axles, i have plenty of OEM or MWE axles already. that happens after you've owned 20 or 25 XT6's.

start by swapping right side out. then roll the dice and test.

start by swapping right side out. then roll the dice and test.

sweet, is that side more likely to be "driven"?

 

is one wheel more likely to be receiving power most of the time or it depends?

 

if a subaru is freewheeling stuck in mud/snow or in the air - is it always the same front tire that will spin?