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td marmo

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« on: February 13, 2008, 08:54:36 AM »

HI can any one enlighten me what causes end float on a 4lt limited slip rear end or is it suppost to have a bit of float when wheels are off the ground ?
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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2008, 09:38:01 AM »

There is usually up to 3mm of float due to the way they are held in.
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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2008, 08:14:03 PM »

yup they are retained by a large c clip expect 2 3 mm of end float and no lift at the wheel
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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2008, 08:42:52 PM »

yup as bubba said this is normal. 8-)
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2008, 04:55:28 PM »

anymore than that an your slip diff is fecked
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2008, 08:11:58 PM »

thanks for your replies is there anything that can be done if there is more than 3 to 4mm of float ?
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2008, 09:40:36 PM »

you could replace the c clips first and see how it is after that.
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