Thread: Slack in the DRIVE train

Check all your rear bushes, trailing ARM, a frame ball joint,etc, might not be in drive line

Bushes all replaced and A frame balljoint re kitted - all tight. still think it's in the front.

PS lot of posts haha

still check the bushes.
on my car i replaced all the suspension arms with brand new arm n bushes 18 months later the bushes are gone, not worn but gone.

mmm.. only done 200k since rebuilt

Have you checked for worn splines on the front drive flanges?
You could pull the front prop shaft out, lock the center diff and test drive it to see if the clunk is still there.
How long ago was the front diff rebuilt? The cross pin can wear in the carrier and create a lot of backlash.

Steve

Front splines into drive members seems like a solid fit. Diff rebuilt 3 years back but vehicle only just finished so only 200km driven. With the cross pin wear is that just a replacement pin ?

Originally Posted by fid-def

Front splines into drive members seems like a solid fit. Diff rebuilt 3 years back but vehicle only just finished so only 200km driven. With the cross pin wear is that just a replacement pin ?

Gotcha. Was thinking it had done a fair few since rebuild.
No, the ones I've seen wear the carrier itself If its only done 200km since it was rebuilt then I would expect its OK.

Thinking about it a bit more, that 75mm rotation would be about normal I reckon.
Was the transfer case rebuilt or looked at during your rebuild?
If you put the handbrake on, gearbox in gear, can you rotate the front output shaft much? (need to take the front shaft off or lift a front wheel to check).

Steve

ok another job for the morning