from what i have read napa cv's seem to be really horrible and cause more problems is this true and if so can anyone explain why i have been looking at the mwe cv's and am wondering if its worth shipping back my old cv(atleast i think thats how it works)

thanks

it's not NAPA - it's the entire aftermarket axle industry. go with MWE or Subaru axles only, anything else is a waste of time.

 

i mean if you only replace one or two axles your entire life then maybe it's worth the risk....but not to me and i'd rather not support the crap practices of the rebuilders supplying them, not when there are perfectly good options out there (MWE and subaru).

The primary difference is that MWE either inspects very carefully and/or replaces the DOJ and CVJ sections with new. Most rebuilders regrease and reboot and hope for the best.

The primary difference is that MWE either inspects very carefully and/or replaces the DOJ and CVJ sections with new. Most rebuilders regrease and reboot and hope for the best.

 

 

I don't think there i alot of "rebuiling" going on anymore. Mot of the aftermarket axles for subaru I've seen are *new* mostly made in china.

 

That's the problem, the quality of the new parts is terrible. The cages in particular are poorly cast, and roughly machined. OEM Subaru cage are very high quality casting and machined like a swiss watch.

 

Japanee Vs. Chinese is no contest. Japanese Quality higher by ten fold..

 

Rebooting original Subaru joints would be better than made in china crap.

 

That said I've had better luck with Napa aftermarkets than Autozone. Only one time for me did a Napa axle cause trouble out of the box.

I've not had much luck with Napa rebuilds

 

blew 2 of them up immediately... took them back for 'warranty'

 

but warranty on a crap item like that is worthless

 

I learned

 

I rebuild my axles now, and I go through plenty of them

 

yay rally car.... yay big rocks.... yay for 5 spare axles on hand

 

Jamie

Gloyal makes a good point. If caught early enough, isnt rebooting the original shaft a much cheaper and better option than sub-par aftermarket axles? Maybe because Im in the business and keep track of stuff like leaking boots before many people would notice, but my late, great Nissan Sentra went to the grave with her original driveshafts in place. At 240,000 miles. The outer boots on both axles were replaced as needed, I believe the inner boots were still original (my memory could be wrong about that) I check all the boots every time my cars are 'up' for service. In fact, my 96 OB is getting a new right front outer boot tomorrow morning. Its just cracked open, and Im reasonably sure Ive caught it in time. Its also another Nissan/Subaru part interchange, since Im using a OEM Nissan boot right out of our parts dept! (anyone interested, I will post the part number tomorrow)

(anyone interested, I will post the part number tomorrow)

 

Interested. Part # and application?

I had our parts manager look at/measure my Subaru boot when I had the car on the lift yesterday. He rattled off the Nissan part number and told me it was in stock. I do not know tonight what the number was, or what the Nissan application is. I will post it tomorrow when I return from repairing the ole' girl. (whatever the Nissan application is, the boot is going onto a 96 OB 2.5 automatic)