shift through all 5 gears but the car does not go, clutch?

230,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JENNGLOADE
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I am a woman so I hope I get the right words out for thus. If not I apologize. I can push in the clutch, start the car and shift through all 5 gears but the car does not go. When I put the car in neutral and do not push the clutch in there is a noise coming from the front end on the drivers side, which to me sounds like a "clanging" noise. My son who is going to high school to be a mechanic, says that the drive axle (?) is turning in neutral but does not think that it should be? Can you tell me what is wrong with it?
Apr 2, 2008 at 1:42 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Yes, it sounds like you might be having an issue with the front CV-drive axle.

Here is a tutorial for you to view showing you how to replace a CV-drive axle:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-cv-axle

I've attached picture steps below show how to replace a CV-drive axle below for your Subaru. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Aug 22, 2021 at 12:35 AM
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