Excessive play in the differential?
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11-26-2004, 04:08 PM
Excessive play in the differential?
I changed both u-joints.The back one was really shot! I also greased the yoke with the grease I got from a Ford tech.It seems to be better but I think the differential has excessive play in it.I can grab the driveshaft and try to turn it and the pinion flange moves,about 3/16 th to 1/4 of an inch.Is this too much?
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11-28-2004, 03:02 PM
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http://home.planet.nl/~anadjako/video/playshaft.wmv
This is my driveshaft.
Members said that this is normal when I posted this question some time ago.
This is my driveshaft.
Members said that this is normal when I posted this question some time ago.
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11-28-2004, 05:28 PM
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Re: Excessive play in the differential?
Originally posted by BlueOvalFitter
I can grab the driveshaft and try to turn it and the pinion flange moves,about 3/16 th to 1/4 of an inch.Is this too much?
I can grab the driveshaft and try to turn it and the pinion flange moves,about 3/16 th to 1/4 of an inch.Is this too much?
But 1/4 inch is about 6 mm, right! (no inches here)
I had as much, I guess.
You need a new wmv-codec for that wmv file to play.
It also shows the upward play of the slipyoke.
Try to get that vid running.
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I had the rear U-joint go bad last week. After a few days of endurring anoying squeaking every time I accelerated, I took the driveshaft off last wednesday, thursday I brought the driveshaft and the 2 u-joints I had bought to a mechanic, cause I could not get the joints off. Friday at noon I picked it up, re-installed, with a good coating of PTFE grease inside the slip-yoke. While it was off and I was waiting for my driveshaft friday morning, I also did a rear brake job.
Anyway, the u-joint change fixed the squeak, the grease in the slip-yoke fixed the bump when stoping or taking off, the brake job fixed the sticking e-brake and I got new pads in the rear. All in all, I had a good weekend.
For the record, I replaced both U-joints with greasable ones, and the rear pads with Raybestos. I did not have the drive shaft re-balanced after the U-joint change, and I feel no vibrations yet, tried it up to 145km/h (~90mph), So I think I'm in the clear.
Dpostman
Anyway, the u-joint change fixed the squeak, the grease in the slip-yoke fixed the bump when stoping or taking off, the brake job fixed the sticking e-brake and I got new pads in the rear. All in all, I had a good weekend.
For the record, I replaced both U-joints with greasable ones, and the rear pads with Raybestos. I did not have the drive shaft re-balanced after the U-joint change, and I feel no vibrations yet, tried it up to 145km/h (~90mph), So I think I'm in the clear.
Dpostman