4AGZE AW11 shafts

[dnegative]

Quick question here, for the E51 in the AW11 is it still impossible to get shafts and what are the differences?
I know for any other car its simply a case of handing over $180 a side and you get reco ones but I think its no so for the E51 AW11.


Any pointers?

[hugh]

Were you able to find any shafts?

[MR22ZZ]

try CV joint Aust Pty Ltd in Auburn or A and L driveshafts in Campsie.

I've delt with both these guys (they are the e-bay traders for driveshafts) and both are very good and will find something that fits.

[worldwalker]

How did this pan out? Were you able to source them?

[trdee]

NFI about availability - should be able to just take a shaft into a CV joint though and at worst they ought to be able to cut something down to suit off a V6 camry or whatever I would assume...

As for differences; there ARE different driveshafts depending on whether the gearbox is open diff or has a factory viscous LSD. The ones with the viscous LSD will have a longer set of splines on one of the shafts to drive the LSD, and might also be a slightly different thickness iirc??? (maybe not, memory is fuzzy.. do a search..)

gearboxes fitted with a mechanical LSD (TRD, Cusco, KAAZ etc clutchpack style diffs) use the "open diff" driveshafts.

I've been told auto shafts are different again, but not 100% sure whether that is true or BS. I have a set of auto shafts here at home but havent bothered measuring them to compare to manual shafts

[foamy]

Nobody has them
Nobody will make them unless you go custom

Seems most import engines come with oxy cut shafts, stupid, because to buy replacements will set you back $$$

[knightrous]

I have a set of 4AGZE drive shafts spare.
If you have measurements of the splines on yours, I'll see if they match.