[Shotimes] Axle not fully seated in tranny

[Carl Prochilo]

The shop manual says to replace the circlips when doing an R&R on the axle
or link shaft assembly.

If your axle being loose doesn't show fluid leaking out, then most likely
you are low on transmission fluid.
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Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson - 201K

bjshov8 said:
> Lots of people throw those clips away when they change axles.  If you have
> very much play in the axle then there may be something wrong elsewhere.
>
>> Anyone ever have the driver side axle pop out slightly.  It's in enough
>> to
>> continue to turn and is not leaking fluid, but it's out enough to
> obviously
>> see the play if you try to move it.  When I had pulled my tranny I had a
>> problem with the circlip at the end of the stub expanding and the axle
>> wouldn't go back in fully.  I pulled the axle out again and rebent the
> circlip
>> enough so that the axle finally seated.  I have a feeling something
> happened
>> to the circlip which allowed the axle to pop out.  Are the circlips
> available
>> single or do you have to purchase the halfshaft to get it?  I'm
>> wondering
> if
>> it has something to do with my tranny rattle at idle and goes away when
> the
>> clutch is pushed in.  Anyways, thanks for any input!
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