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Help! '03 Forester 2.0 XT front driveshaft


Deveraux
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Please, somebody help! My Baby Grumblewagon is shaking about like a toddlers head being force-fed cabbage... :blush:

A genuine Subaru part is going to cost me £590!! So I'm looking for OEM but all the parts lists for places I've found only list the 2.0 S turbo and the 2.5 XT. No mention of a 2.0 XT. The driveshafts for those models have a different number of teeth so I don't know which I need. My Google searches lead me to believe that the 2.0 XT has the same running gear as the 2.5 XT but I'm not certain. Can anyone confirm this or, even better, supply me with the correct Subaru part number or indeed a link to the correct OEM part...?

Appreciate it :cool:

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Sorry, your after a driveahaft or a pair of driveshafts?

Front or rear ?

Have a look on your vin plate for the gearbox code, that will tell you what type of box you have & corresponding ratios, then you'll be able to hunt round,

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2.0xt & 2.5xt should be same,
manual or auto box !?
If after complete shaft OEM try eSubaru 020 8839 0777 and give them reg number or chassis number .
OEM going be around £250 to £300
Decent OE quality pattern part around £160 to £190 .
 

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shafts are not handed .
Do believe auto/manual same but ideally need check that ...

another option for axle shafts complete or just joints is J&R
We used them for several years for Nissan & subaru shafts, mainly SF fozzy & legacy complete shafts in pair and quality is decent and cost very reasonable.
prefer OEM for anyone on turbo models & doing high mileage & expected vehicle life warrants cost .

S&R > Unit 14 Tilecross Trading Estate Birmingham, B33 0NW

  • Phone: +44 (0)121 770 5636
  • Email: sales@jandrcvjoints.co.uk
  • Fax: +44 (0)121 770 8357
  • Web: www.jandrcvjoints.co.uk
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10 hours ago, Mr B said:

shafts are not handed .
Do believe auto/manual same but ideally need check that ...

another option for axle shafts complete or just joints is J&R
We used them for several years for Nissan & subaru shafts, mainly SF fozzy & legacy complete shafts in pair and quality is decent and cost very reasonable.
prefer OEM for anyone on turbo models & doing high mileage & expected vehicle life warrants cost .

S&R > Unit 14 Tilecross Trading Estate Birmingham, B33 0NW

  • Phone: +44 (0)121 770 5636
  • Email: sales@jandrcvjoints.co.uk
  • Fax: +44 (0)121 770 8357
  • Web: www.jandrcvjoints.co.uk

Awesome! Cheers for this but I'm still confused. Are you recommending them or not, as mine is a turbo model (they don't state their parts are OEM after all...

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40 minutes ago, Deveraux said:

Awesome! Cheers for this but I'm still confused. Are you recommending them or not, as mine is a turbo model (they don't state their parts are OEM after all...

Parts are good but not OEM, good option when cost or availability a concern .

We used esubaru quite a bit for fast OEM part sourcing at more sensible costing the subaru dealer network direct .

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