Gen 1 Prius CV Axle Interchange Observations

Well they're all the engine cars with the Z transmission made it up to the Z engine it would make sense that drive axles could in fact be the same length may change for whatever reason but there's a little bit of play and a lot of front-wheel drive system so if it's not over or say an inch or something like that probably not a whole lot to stress but as far as the ends fitting into the splines I would say probably so no problem your interchange is good for that I use the Hollander all the time that's go to standard for interchange been using it for years but usually when I'm doing that I take my old drive axle or the one I'm looking to replace when I go to look physically at the parts sometimes tone rings and things can be moved in or out on a given joint and things like that so you need to lay your shaft next to the one you'd like to use so you can see that most of the things that need to be where they need to be or going to be there or very close but in vehicles that are very similar engine and transmission drives then as far as the joints and things plugging into their respective holes generally won't be a problem but I never do this blindly because people will send you anything they just looking to get a payment that's what these stores like advance and Menards and are good for you can walk in with your shaft and look at the one for the matrix and the vibe and your original car and all of that usually they're kind of in stock one is usually longer than the other and so on I think there are some specific drive axle interchange lists letter possibly more accurate but at least drive axles are a whopping 80 or 90 bucks complete rebuilt and ready to go so unless I'm trying to do something for absolutely nothing for whatever reason that might be usually I kind of go for the rebuilt properly set up axle rather than the junkyard one I guess because I can but I have done the junkyard stuff with parts like that when I was poor for 20 years I've changed parts two and three times because I had plenty of time and no money been there done that absolutely now I don't have to do that but the mentality is still in me that wants to do that so I have to be careful with that you have to spend a lot of time running around behind yourself to get back in front

 

I should have a few of these out on the floor in the next few days and I'll line them all up next to each other and take a picture and you can see the very little subtle differences I can probably do both sides one is long one short and so on and then you can have a look and see if everything will line up for your application which was the list you provided pretty much should be a no-brainer a different part numbers probably an updated outer or inner joint piece or something like that not the whole assembly they found some pins that were degrading really fast and got new ones so they have to put it change the part number because they change something in the mix you know

 

I've rarely replaced any drive axles in my life so I never thought about keeping any around. I replaced one on a Honda for a guy the other day of course I didn't have it it was about 80 bucks brand new from whoever it was it had to be ordered and come in overnight I think eBay or something civic 1.7 l Canada car. I've only had a split or broken boot once or twice in my life that I can remember and since it was already split and slung the grease in the fender well I just left it until it got to the point where the clicking was too annoying to deal with anymore and that took two years and at that time that whole car went away so it never got fixed.