CV Assembly with or w/o Lock Differential
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CV Assembly with or w/o Lock Differential
Hi, I'm looking to change the CV half shaft assembly on my car and need some help deciding which one to get. I have a 5-speed '98 Maxima w/ABS and I'm looking to change both the driver side and passenger side as the boot for both have been torn for awhile. However, while looking at the options over at rockauto, I've noticed that there are some with and without lock differential. My question is how can I determine which one to get for my car? I'm changing my clutch now and figured this is the best time to replace them as the boots on them have been torn for some time. Any help or thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Check the shiny ID plate under the hood, on the firewall, kinda on the passenger side. There will a line that identifies the transmission, such as "RE4F04A" (normal diffy) or "RE4F04V" 95-99 or "RE4F04W" (2000-2001) for the limited-slip diffy. FYI, the passenger-side axles are identical for both. Only the driver's side axles are different.
EDIT: The 5spd manual transmissions should show as "RS5F50A" (normal) or "RS5F50V" for the VLSD diffy...
The driver's side axle has two sets of splines on the transmission end - the open diffy axle has one set of splines, in case you want to check what the parts shop sells you. NAPA sells good new axles with a lifetime warranty for a very reasonable price. Stay away from rebuilds, unless you really like changing axles monthly.
EDIT: The 5spd manual transmissions should show as "RS5F50A" (normal) or "RS5F50V" for the VLSD diffy...
The driver's side axle has two sets of splines on the transmission end - the open diffy axle has one set of splines, in case you want to check what the parts shop sells you. NAPA sells good new axles with a lifetime warranty for a very reasonable price. Stay away from rebuilds, unless you really like changing axles monthly.
Last edited by grey99max; 03-03-2014 at 09:10 AM.
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Thanks to everyone for their replies. It's all been very helpful!
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http://www.cardone.com/find-parts/ve...xima&year=1998
Last edited by Turbobink; 03-06-2014 at 05:01 AM.
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