1996ish lexus axle replacement question

[ghettosled]

my buddy went to the parts store to but the passenger side axle. they dont sell the whole axle (outter axle and intermediate shaft), just the outter part. i thougth they only sell the axle as one whole part - am i wrong? we are now in the process of removing the 6 10mm allen bolts that connect the two parts together.

[ghettosled]

question part 2:
are the camry v6 and lexus es300 axles the same?

[Quicksilver300]

From what I see, yes they are the same. I looked up the camry part number and then searched for the lexus axles using that number....same part #.

also I mostly saw axles being sold with the intermediate.

[toyomoho]

It is probable because the axle can be easily separated that it is not offered as a single unit. Most often the outer joint is the one that fails thus no need to replace the complete unit.