Legacy 1st Gen 5MT propeller shaft length?

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Legacy 1st Gen 5MT propeller shaft length?

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I've found Legacy BC2 MY92 1.8SPFI 5MT FWD - body's in a nice condition, without rust, never been in any accident, but engine is almost dead, 4th gear is noisy, so I'm just going to throw away all the tranny with engine and get 5MT 4WD pull-type-clutch gearbox and rear diff (from GC8 typeRA), also I have all the mountings and all I need is propeller shaft. There are a lot of p.shafts here in my regional autoparts markets, but no one of the sales managers could say if the certain shaft will fit my transmission, though they are marked as "BC5 MT". I searched through service manual for BC/BF Legacy and found that front part of the shaft must be 21.57" (548 mm) length from one U-joint center to next one, but no one of the shafts I've measured in markets fits it.
Searching for certain measurements on the internet - no results. :shock:
Any help from 1stGenLegacy owners would be appreciated. :roll: I just need actual length for front and rear parts of the shaft
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Re: Legacy 1st Gen 5MT propeller shaft length?

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In a US market first gen, the length of the front section from end of trans slipjoint to center flange where it meets the rear driveshaft is 29.5". I don't know about the rear section, as I didn't measure any.
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Re: Legacy 1st Gen 5MT propeller shaft length?

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Based on my measurements of the US first gen Legacy 5spd, the rear section of the drive line is 33.5 inches flange to flange.

My measurements of the front section match Alphius's measurements of 29.5 inches.

I've got some pictures in this thread; they are unfortunately not up at the moment due to my server. That should be resolved this afternoon in about 5 hrs.

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=49917
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Re: Legacy 1st Gen 5MT propeller shaft length?

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Great thanks :) Going to find the proper one and buy :)
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Re: Legacy 1st Gen 5MT propeller shaft length?

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Painted scheme of correct shaft I needed. Just got one.
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It looks like in order to access that link you'd have to provide access to the file. Can you try sharing again or on another image sharing site.
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Fixed:)
Thank you:)
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Thanks and thanks for the diagram, that's very helpful!
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