This is not a worn half shaft.
Your problem is the a loose knock off or a wheel splines or splined
hubs are worn.
when you pull the parking brake on you have stopped all the movement
in the rear end so the wear is not in the differential .
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Jul 31, 2006, at 9:03 AM, PG wrote:
> Gentlemen,
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> I am looking for some advice:
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> I believe that I have a worn/loose rear half-shaft...when I put
> the parking
> brake on, I can still rotate the rear left wheel about 1" in each
> direction
> and get a "clunking noise when driving the car.
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> I assume that the "slop" is coming from the spline at the end of the
> half-shaft and the "differential wheel" that the half-shaft slides
> into.
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> I would love some input from the members regarding experience with
> this
> repair.
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> Thanks
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> Paul
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