[Healeys] rear wheel movement

[Alan Seigrist]

Bill -

This back and forth play will always be identical on both sides because of
the spider gear assembly in the differential will put the play to one side
or the other or both, depending on whether one wheel is being held in place
or not.

1/2" of play isn't anything to be worried about.  Just make sure your diff
is full of oil.

You probably should check your U joints while it's jacked up.  Put the car
in gear (give some resistance from the motor) then have a person hold one
wheel and spin the other one back and forth.  If you see movement between
the driveshaft and the diff or gearbox, then you know you U joints are bad -
pretty easy repair job while the car is up.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'59 Jag Mk IX
'64 BJ8


On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:49 AM, wpollock at inbox <wpollock at inbox.com> wrote:

> Today I jacked the rear of the my car to remove the rear wheels.  With the
> car
> in 4th gear,while removing the knockoffs,I noted I could move the rear
> wheels
> 3/8 to 1/2 inch back and forth before feeling the the resistance from the
> transmission.  I haven't noted this large amount of play in the rear wheels
> before and my question is,have I missed this movement in the past or do I
> have
> excessive play in the rear.  With a tape I marked each hub and than with a
> finger moved the hub  and the measurement is the same on both sides.
> I appreciate any ideas or suggestions.
>
> Bill Pollock
> 100-6