ScottAust Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hello all, I have just pulled the first Front CV shaft from my 1998 gen 2 outback and the new shaft I bought is different, The seller assured me it was correct but I couldn't know the difference until I put them side by side. Have I been stuffed around and given the wrong parts? Do I need to return these and get the correct ones or do these work just look different? Thanks Scott Ps. Being it's Sunday and I will have to return them in a weekday I am a little Sh@@@@d off that the car will have to sit in the shed for at least a week if they are wrong ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe5 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 count the splines to make sure its right. The aftermarket ones look different. If the spline counts and length is the same, it should fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Are they a different length as the second picture suggests? otherwise, it'll work fine. Newer axles have the tone ring on the axle instead of bolted behind the hub, it won't hurt anything, though. If they're the same length it'll work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottAust Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Sorry the second picture is a little deceptive. The old ones were stretched out and the new were pushed in. Pushing them to the same position the New one is shorter but only by 5 millimetres. Checked the invoice and it says 1996 to 2003 outback and the part numbers in the box do match that Edited April 26, 2015 by ScottAust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Your original axle probably has a tripod style inner joint and the replacement has a double offset ball type inner joint. Difference between an auto trans axle and a manual trans axle. Still works just the same. As long as the splines count the same it'll work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Sorry the second picture is a little deceptive. The old ones were stretched out and the new were pushed in. Pushing them to the same position the New one is shorter but only by 5 millimetres. Checked the invoice and it says 1996 to 2003 outback and the part numbers in the box do match that You're fine then. At some point around 2000 they changed from the really stupid tone ring bolted to the hub to one mounted on the axle, but kept it such that new axles are reverse compatible. That's why it has a tone ring on it. Other than that, throw it in there and you're good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 the axles changed in 2000 (for legacy/outback). that's a 2000+ axle but as mentioned it'll work in yours. i've installed newer axles on older Subaru's, I always knock the tone ring off, a couple taps and it slides right off the axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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