zmarrott Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 i recently purchased an 85 GL hatch and i found this in the engine bay. how bad for the axel is this? im rather inexperienced in working on subarus unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not worth re-booting at that stage. The joint is toast. Time for a new axle assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarrott Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 how hard is it to find new axels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mctaylor42 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Just a trip to your local NAPA Auto, I just replaced the passenger side axle on mine and it was ~$60 with a $30 core. Also, is it clicking? if not, its not toast and very much worth re-booting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarrott Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) that i havent been able to find out yet. that cluth is bad so i havent even driven it yet. when it comes to finding the correct axel, where in the vin number are parts dealers refering to? for the gl i see a vin: 4 and a vin: 5 selection for parts and both numbers are in the vin oh, and i accidentally put 83 instead of 85 for the topic title Edited February 4, 2014 by zmarrott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Vin 4 for the part supplier. And stick with the Model year of '84 to insure you get correct parts. The EA82's came out in '85 and the parts get crossed up at most places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarrott Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 thanks. that makes it soo much easier to find parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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