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Subject:Re: Use of standard CV axles on an automatic
From:mark drillock
Date:Tue, 16 Dec 2014 02:07:49 -0800

Not so. Bentley page 42.7 gives the basic dimensions of the axles for
both manual and automatics. Both sides of the automatic used lengths
different than manual axles.

Right side auto axles are about 30mm longer than manual axles.
Left side auto axles are about 18mm shorter than manual axles.

However the exact lengths listed there are for early trans position.
When the engine position was changed in 83 both types of axles were
shortened by roughly 8mm. So there are 6 different axle lengths that
were were used.

Mark

Zoran Mladen wrote:
> Only for one.  One side of the auto is the same size as both 4 speeds.  One side is shorter...you will need to swap cv joints onto that shaft.
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