It is not possible for a universal joint to have 20 - 30 degrees of free
play and still function without it letting you know very loudly at very low
speeds that something is very very wrong.
Me thinks that you may be confusing uj wear with normal back lash in the
diff. Check again, climb underneath and hold the driveshaft in one hand, and
the pinion shaft in the other and check for play that way.
Cheers ian f
-----Original Message-----
From: David Hill <Davhill@btinternet.com>
To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: U-joint free play - how much is OK?
>Hi.
>
>The rear UJ on my GT went but was not as bad as this.
>Lifting on and off the throttle made it shunt like railway wagons in a
goods
>yard. Funnily enough, the front U/J was OK but I changed it anyway.
>You should notice a mjor improvement in driveline refinement.
>
>Dave H.
>
>> Steve Shoyer had this to say:
>>
>> >I was under my car yesterday and noticed that there seems to be a lot of
>> >free play in the rear u-joint. I can turn the driveshaft back and forth
>> >with my hand about 20-30 degrees before feeling any resistance (and
>hearing
>> >the "clunk" that I hear when I drive). There doesn't seem to be any
free
>> >play in the front u-joint. Is this OK, or should I replace it? I'm
>> >guessing that it needs to be replaced, but I figured I'd ask before
>ordering
>> >the part.
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >--Steve Shoyer (1980 MGB)
>> >
>>
>>
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>>
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