818 CV axle help

[Dave 53]

Sorry for being lazy. I searched a bit, but hoping someone can hand me an answer on a silver platter.

I blew up the wheel side CV joint. Shifting from 4th to 5th gear.

I bought my project from an original owner and the axles are the only thing I haven't touched or know anything about other than I think they are some sort of cobbling together of parts. I recall some shop all the cool kids seemed to be using to build 818 axles. There are several "axle shops" here in the San Francisco Bay Area, but when I call and the first question is, "what is the make and model of your car?", I don't know how to answer.

My CV cups are black (not green). Not sure even where to start on getting these replaced or repaired because I don't even know what I have.

The doner car was a 2002 WRX.

Help......axle broken.jpg

[Mark Eaton]

Wow, that's a drag. I just went through something very similar last February. It was a real pain piecing together the parts to rebuild my CV axle. Here is what I wound up with :

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/show...l=1#post525595

Hopefully you can just purchase an outer rear CV joint for a 2002WRX and it will work!

[lance corsi]

The driveshaft shop.

[Rob T]

Second Lance's choice. I sent them my "dead" ones, and got a brand new set that fit perfectly. Mine were "non-standard".

[Dave 53]

Gentlemens, thanks for the direction!

I've reached to The Driveshaft Shop and a company I found called Insane Shafts. Insane Shafts makes a 500hp and 1000hp versions of Subaru shafts. Haven't heard back from either company yet.

I'm also gonna build up a spare axle to take to the track.