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Old 03-28-2009   #1
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broke an axle today

well i finally get my manifold and turbo on, get my shep stage 3 put in the car and decided to have some fun.

did a hard launch and there was a semi loud pop in the rear end while burning rubber but the car drove just fine.

did a u turn and noticed that the car turned just fine (where normaly one tire would chirp and car would shake a bit) originaly i just thought it was a little rough when the tires broke loose.

a little later i noticed in first and second the car would rap out first and second really fast without a lot of axcelleration so i thought either i fried the clutch or the transmission somehow, but the car was still driving fine.

about 10 minutes down the freeway the car started shaking violently with alot of banging, i pulled over emediatly and started pokeing around under the car, i notice that the driver side rear axle was pretty much folded at a 90 degree angle.

anyone wanna recomend some good axles, without spending a ton of money?

also does this sound like its just the axle or could it be something more?
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Old 03-28-2009   #2
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Re: broke an axle today

Man you have some terrible dsm luck...haha. Is this on your 91' or your 92'?

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Old 03-28-2009   #3
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Re: broke an axle today

get some napa lifetime warranty axles
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Old 03-28-2009   #4
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Re: broke an axle today

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Old 03-28-2009   #5
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Re: broke an axle today

http://www.raxles.com/

or

http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?N=...W45d204bec356b

or someone may possibly be selling one in the style classifieds or craigslist
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Old 03-28-2009   #6
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Re: broke an axle today

oh snaps.. I didn't know napa carried axles.. I may need to check that out
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Old 03-28-2009   #7
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Re: broke an axle today

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Lifetime warranty is a beautiful thing. Keep the receipt and as long as you dont mind putting them in once in a while its all good.
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Old 03-28-2009   #8
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Maybe buy 2 for track days.
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Old 03-28-2009   #9
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Re: broke an axle today

well i think i know what im going to do. i plan on pulling the 4 bolt rear from my 92 and throwing that in.

ill still replace the axel but ill throw the 3 bolt back into the 92 so it still drives. or if i can find a 4 bolt setup cheap enough ill buy that
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Old 04-01-2009   #10
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Re: broke an axle today

so finaly i got a chance to get some pics up.

looks to me like there is still some axle stuck in the differential






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Old 04-01-2009   #11
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Re: broke an axle today

Yup, that's what happens.
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