March 11, 20188 yr This might be a dumb question, but is there any difference between the Auto trans and Manual trans driveshafts?? The shop manual only pictures one. Thank you
March 11, 20188 yr Yes they’re different as a whole. The driveshaft is a two piece assembly. The rear half is the same for all EA82. The front half differs in length due to transmission length. The MT is shorter so an MT driveshaft front half is longer to make up that difference. Otherwise they’re the same. Sometimes people say “driveshaft” and mean axle - if that’s the case those are interchangeable between the two but axles are turbo or non-turbo specific, but there are some benign axle variations even if they’re interchangeable. Edited March 11, 20188 yr by idosubaru
March 11, 20188 yr Author Yes they’re different as a whole. The driveshaft is a two piece assembly. The rear half is the same for all EA82. The front half differs in length due to transmission length. The MT is shorter so an MT driveshaft front half is longer to make up that difference. Otherwise they’re the same. Sometimes people say “driveshaft” and mean axle - if that’s the case those are interchangeable between the two but axles are turbo or non-turbo specific, but there are some benign axle variations even if they’re interchangeable. Sorry, I probably should have said propeller shaft. I see how that could be confusing. I the transsmission side length make sense. Thank you for responding and answering my question.
March 11, 20188 yr Yep. So if you need the rear half they’re all the same. If you need a complete assembly or front half then it’s trans specific. Nah you said it correctly, driveshaft is most common. I was just checking. that doesn’t happen often and seems like it happens less than it used to.
March 11, 20188 yr Nah you said it correctly, driveshaft is most common. I was just checking. that doesn’t happen often and seems like it happens less than it used to.Hehehe... Us Aussies typically know a drive shaft as a "half shaft", or CV shaft is another common name from the gearbox to the hub. The driveshaft mentioned above is known as a tail shaft or prop shaft, not typically as a driveshaft... Always interesting. Cheers Bennie
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