Damn CV axle crapped out on me. So im looking at replacements. OEM are like $250 and OE replacement ones are like $75....is there a $175 diffrence for a reason or just because its a OEM Part

 

Thanks

 

Cory

Big diffeernce. You get what you pay for, and cheap rebuilds are a crap shoot. They usually cause you to get a driveline vibration at idle because they are too tight, they wont allow the engine to freely shake (as the do). Search "Driveshaft vibration"

 

 

Look at CCR engines website, they have a good axle supplier on thier page.

 

 

nipper

go the extra mile to get a Subaru axle. either listen to that advice or if you don't trust/believe it, then just search through all the problematic axle threads on here. there are more reasons than just nipper shared for avoiding them. it's not like they just dont' last long, they're often bad right out of the box or within a year or less. leaking, clicking, exploding (seen one do that myself on day one after install), vibrations...etc.

 

get an MWE axle (who nipper is referring too) or get a used Subaru axle. used Subaru axles are way better than gambling with parts store axles. if the boots look old, reboot them.

 

don't be a sucker (and i'm speaking about my best friend right now).....buy one axle...and there's a bad vibration. thinking it can't be the "new" axle, they replace the other one. then they wonder what's wrong.

Edited June 13, 200916 yr by grossgary

The issue of cheap rebuilt axles is not limited to Subaru. I was in an auto parts store one day, and a guy came in carrying two axles for a Honda of some sort. He got into a very heated discussion with the manager because it was the third time he was changing axles in 4 months, and this time he wanted new ones instead of the rebuilt crap he was getting.

Thanks for the heads up guys....ill try the either the MWE or used

 

Cory

MWE or used

common stuff i think he usually has on hand. i've gotten a few axles from him. if you're time is valuable at all, it's nice getting brand new axles that you know for a fact will never need to come out again.

I've had good luck with http://www.cvaxles.com as well.