[Healeys] rear wheel movement

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Thu Dec 3 21:34:37 MST 2009


Sounds like normal slack in the differential and gearbox to me.


bs



wpollock at inbox 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
>
>   


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