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Dave69

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rear axle end float.
« 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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« Reply #1 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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« Reply #2 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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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2008, 07:55:26 PM »
up to  around 3mm
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« Reply #4 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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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2008, 05:06:16 PM »
i am surprised at that amount of travel
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2008, 07:56:36 PM »
so was I  :shock:

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  :smt102
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2008, 09:15:32 PM »
yup
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« Reply #8 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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« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2008, 03:24:09 PM »
they had no reason to fail if there was no lift arses
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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2008, 08:25:44 PM »
Shouldn't have failed, the tester is a numpty.
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« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2008, 08:42:11 PM »
it doo pisss me off these chaps are meant to know stuff  not jackshit
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