Resolved 1G AWD front left CV axle question

[DUI]

ill try to make this short. I was driving down the freeway 60mph when I felt what seem liked the clutch slipping. after fixing everything but the problem I realized the two bolt that hold the carrier bearing to the block on the front left half-shaft were gone and probably not holding the axle into the transaxle. so I got the spec on replacements and bought them. I go to install said bolts and see that both bolt wholes not only have snapped bolts in them, but the snapped bolts have snapped bolts in them! maybe drilled them out and tried to jbweld another set of bolts in them?? I have no clue, I bought this car from some jackass kid in Idaho and he should be charged with attempted man slaughter. anyways. I cannot properly remove the broke bolts and repair the threads with this engine in the car. HERE IS MY QUESTION: will a normal turbo fwd axle work in its place? (I was told they are single piece with no joint/carrier bearing). im praying it will. lengths should be the same right? what about the splines? please help!!! thanks in advance

this is a 92 Plymouth laser rsx 5 speed

 

[pauleyman]

I don't think the axle will clear the transfercase.

 

[jasonj92]

Possibly don't fwd guys swap the awd axle carrier and driveshaft to have equal length half shaft to minimize torque steer? I'm guessing it would work . Either that or weld a nut to the broken off bolts and try to remove them did the same to mine both bolts were broken off clean at the block
Wondering if it was the same kid . My support bearing was just flopping around like yours

 

[Paul@RTM]

I don't think the axle will clear the transfercase.

This is the reason it won't work. If you use a FWD axle, the whole axle will move up and down with the suspension travel. There's no room for such movement near the t-case. Also, there's no where near enough room near the t-case for the big inner CV joint to fit. Won't work.