Hi All,
One the niggles that I've been slowly trying to diagnose over the past year is the slop in the drivetrain. When applying throttle from a coast I can get a moderate to severe slap depending how aggressive I am with the pedal. Happily for the car I am light of foot.
However, it's bugging me and I can't help but think that I am causing damage by leaving it untreated.
A lot of commentators say that slap/slop is standard for these vehicles but I'm not so sure. Either way, I am a perfectionist and want it gone. It also shows itself when I put it in gear with footbrake applied but to a lesser extent.
To the point. I was working on the front end and noticed that I can turn one wheel almost 20 degrees before the opposing wheel starts to turn in the opposite direction with any meaning. Can anybody confirm that this is typical behaviour? I suspect that this slop may be a factor in the slap. It definitely feels like its coming from the front. I've recently replaced the front diff support arm to little or no advantage
The shaft turned so I'm thinking inner shaft gear or the diff iteslf? (pardon terminology)
Cheers,
Ken.
One the niggles that I've been slowly trying to diagnose over the past year is the slop in the drivetrain. When applying throttle from a coast I can get a moderate to severe slap depending how aggressive I am with the pedal. Happily for the car I am light of foot.
However, it's bugging me and I can't help but think that I am causing damage by leaving it untreated.
A lot of commentators say that slap/slop is standard for these vehicles but I'm not so sure. Either way, I am a perfectionist and want it gone. It also shows itself when I put it in gear with footbrake applied but to a lesser extent.
To the point. I was working on the front end and noticed that I can turn one wheel almost 20 degrees before the opposing wheel starts to turn in the opposite direction with any meaning. Can anybody confirm that this is typical behaviour? I suspect that this slop may be a factor in the slap. It definitely feels like its coming from the front. I've recently replaced the front diff support arm to little or no advantage
The shaft turned so I'm thinking inner shaft gear or the diff iteslf? (pardon terminology)
Cheers,
Ken.