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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Dave69 on October 13, 2008, 09:11:00 PM

Title: rear axle end float.
Post by: Dave69 on October 13, 2008, 09:11:00 PM

got a bit of rear axle end float on the xj. left had wheel and the play is alot. what's the easiest way to sort this out ?

given that the axle is just a push in and retained by a c clip are there any shims etc that need to be installed/where ?

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Post by: Bubba on October 13, 2008, 10:15:02 PM

as long as`the play is in and out and not up and down dont worry up and down you need a new bearing tis easy evan lard can do them

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Post by: Dave69 on October 14, 2008, 07:40:54 PM

thanks for that, no up and down just in and out, what's an acceptable in and out movement. still source a new bearing and seal ready for fitment at some point

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Post by: Bubba on October 14, 2008, 07:55:26 PM

up to  around 3mm

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Post by: Carlos Fandango on October 14, 2008, 09:08:39 PM

I took my axle to the local dealership and 3-5mm is normal

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Post by: Dave69 on October 15, 2008, 05:06:16 PM

i am surprised at that amount of travel

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Post by: Carlos Fandango on October 15, 2008, 07:56:36 PM

so was I  

Thats why I took my axle to a dealership to show them and ask them to service / repair it and spoke to a mechanic, he said it was acceptable and all cherrys were the same  

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Post by: Bubba on October 15, 2008, 09:15:32 PM

yup

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Post by: gordy on October 16, 2008, 11:35:13 AM

FYI,  I had 1/4in end float when I fitted a Truetrac,  so much so it failed the MOT.  Had to thicken up the floating spacer to sort it.

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Post by: Bubba on October 16, 2008, 03:24:09 PM

they had no reason to fail if there was no lift arses

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Post by: Mike Pavelin on October 17, 2008, 08:25:44 PM

Shouldn't have failed, the tester is a numpty.

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Post by: Bubba on October 17, 2008, 08:42:11 PM

it doo pisss me off these chaps are meant to know stuff  not jackshit