scrounge Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I had a CV joint puke this evening, never had one fail with such little warning: Only thing that could have been a symptom was some vibration at highway speeds, I thought my tires needed rebalanced. Out of the blue this afternoon the steering wheel started pulsing, the car pulled to the right and it started making noise. Seven miles later ball bearings were on the pavement and it wouldn't move! Pulled the lever for 4wd, and gently drove 35 miles home. Love my Subaru! Now for replacing the axle, is this thread a good guide? http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=75750&highlight=replace+axle I am a bit confused as to what DOJ means. If anyone can tell me or has any other advise I'm all ears. I work on cars all the time but the last axle I removed was in a Nissan and i had the factory service manual. Still don't have one for the Subaru. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abog Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Dual offset joint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbombay Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 DOJ= Double Offset Joint DOJs drive the rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presslab Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Double Offset Joint The front has one DOJ on the inner joint to allow the axle to change in length. The rear uses two DOJs. http://www.drive.subaru.com/Fall03_WhatsInside.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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