Chinese driveshafts

[comatosedad]

Thank you in advance for reading. 2009 Forester X 5spd. Replacing the propeller shaft and have bought 2 Chinese aftermarket, different vendors and appear different manufacturers. Problem is the front yoke only goes in about a 1/4 of the way then just stops. No matter the clock position. With the naked eye they appear the same. The old one slides right in. Before I spend 600$ on a more expensive version I am wondering if anyone else has run into this or if my vehicle is possessed. It's not an application issue. Seems a quality/manufacture issue. Thank you again.

 

[comatosedad]

Update. I took the yoke off the replacement shaft that the vendor didn't want back and tried it on another transmission. It didn't fit correctly. So beware of cheap replacement propeller shafts.

 

[Raymond3006]

Thank you in advance for reading. 2009 Forester X 5spd. Replacing the propeller shaft and have bought 2 Chinese aftermarket, different vendors and appear different manufacturers. Problem is the front yoke only goes in about a 1/4 of the way then just stops. No matter the clock position. With the naked eye they appear the same. The old one slides right in. Before I spend 600$ on a more expensive version I am wondering if anyone else has run into this or if my vehicle is possessed. It's not an application issue. Seems a quality/manufacture issue. Thank you again.

If you think THAT is "bad" , .... I recently bought some electrical Switches from a Similar Oriental Supplier ... and discovered that they had NO IDEA what a "NO" (Normally Open) and a "NC" (Normally Closed) Switch Contact IS ... !!!
And their PROBLEM was Universal across their ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SWITCH PRODUCT LINE !!!
OR , ... maybe their A-I Phone App was just having a Migraine the Day that they Spec'd their Products !