diff bearings. advice please..
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diff bearings. advice please..
ive been looking over the car, as ive not done so for a while & noticed that the shatfs are quite lose. theres no leaks but the diff bearings seem loose. ive had this a number of times on other cars so no what to do like. but how tight do thay need to be, normally on other cars. you need just a slight bit of play but as the car a awd?
any body any advice.
any body any advice.
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Just because the shafts have play in them, does not mean that the bearings are lose.....the shafts aren't held by the bearings, they are supported by the diff housing, which is then supported by the bearings.....
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Originally Posted by RON
Just because the shafts have play in them, does not mean that the bearings are lose.....the shafts aren't held by the bearings, they are supported by the diff housing, which is then supported by the bearings.....
the diff housing has bearings in there too, arnt there. its just the amount of play, well i think theres to much. just wanted to make sure that is i do tighten the cups up. it wouldent damagethe main diff bearing up. every time i go into garages i get told to seek a gear box specialist.
any way, bottom line. if i do tighten the cups up, will it do any damage at all.thanks for the advice, cheers
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By 'cups' do you mean the bit where the drive shaft comes out of?? i think they are kind of pre-loaded for the diff bearings..... if you're unsure, get it to somewhere like API or similar, they would be able to have a look and advise as to what may be necessary.... sorry can't help more, i don't want to give advice on something that i'm not really au fair with myself....
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Originally Posted by RON
By 'cups' do you mean the bit where the drive shaft comes out of?? i think they are kind of pre-loaded for the diff bearings..... if you're unsure, get it to somewhere like API or similar, they would be able to have a look and advise as to what may be necessary.... sorry can't help more, i don't want to give advice on something that i'm not really au fair with myself....
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if you mean you can hold the drive shaft joint that comes out of the box and wiggle it then it probably is normal they do move quite a bit. to feel the bearings you would have to take the driveshaft of the splined shafts they slide over and even then there is still a smidge of play. the newer cars have a different set up and there is no play at all but the older ones do feel as though the diff is falling out of it's bearings.
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy
if you mean you can hold the drive shaft joint that comes out of the box and wiggle it then it probably is normal they do move quite a bit. to feel the bearings you would have to take the driveshaft of the splined shafts they slide over and even then there is still a smidge of play. the newer cars have a different set up and there is no play at all but the older ones do feel as though the diff is falling out of it's bearings.
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