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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5804  
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Potentially yes, but you aren’t testing/showing half shaft play. I assume you have just put handbrake on. So you are showing play in, drive flange to half shaft, halfshaft to diff, ring to pinion in diff, and two lots of UJ play.
But what you’ve got there initially looks norm. |
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25th Aug 2019 11:18am |
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| LandymanStefan Member Since: 30 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 881  
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It’s a one piece shaft/flange and that movement is without the prop uj’s moving at all so I’m thinking it’s halfshaft to diff play?
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25th Aug 2019 12:42pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5804
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I that case I would think the play to be the diff it’s self. You don’t really get much movement/wear in the half shaft to diff to be honest. You can always undo flange bolts and pull shaft out for a physical check, as any wear would be on shaft, not diff. The play in normal/standard with LR diffs.
With the wheels on the ground, and handbrake off, in neutral, how much can you turn the diff input flange. |
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25th Aug 2019 1:50pm |
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| dailysleaze Member Since: 23 May 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 237 
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I would say that play is pretty good for a Defender
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25th Aug 2019 6:24pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2693 
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As above, that amount is nothing. If you're getting to 1/4 of a turn then start worrying.
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26th Aug 2019 10:13am |
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| LandymanStefan Member Since: 30 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 881
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Great, thanks chaps.
No valid excuse to upgrade to Ashcroft HD’s just yet  |
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26th Aug 2019 11:40am |
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