Author Topic: 83 Rabbit and 86 golf dr axle same???  (Read 4603 times)

January 02, 2006, 07:14:16 pm

big specht

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83 Rabbit and 86 golf dr axle same???
« on: January 02, 2006, 07:14:16 pm »
The rabbit is a 83 4 speed and the golf is a 86 5 speed . My dr side outer joint is bad and I have a rabbit for parts will they enterchange?????

Reply #1January 05, 2006, 08:24:21 am

chrissev

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Re: 83 Rabbit and 86 golf dr axle same???
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2006, 08:24:21 am »
Quote from: "big specht"
The rabbit is a 83 4 speed and the golf is a 86 5 speed . My dr side outer joint is bad and I have a rabbit for parts will they enterchange?????


depends what transmission you have in the Golf.  The rabbit will have 90mm flanges on the 4spd.  The Golf may have 100mm flanges depending on what 5spd is in it.
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Reply #2January 05, 2006, 06:26:22 pm

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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2006, 06:26:22 pm »
Thanks, I changed it tonight had to it was clicking going straight  :lol: I called the parts stores and they said it wouldn't work. I figured I had to take it out any ways, what do you know it was the same :D  :D