Drive Shaft Q's....

[irish gerry]

hey guys changed my drive shafts yesterday as the cv boot were burst on my old shafts.

i had 2 spare drive shafts that i took off my old camper which was a 1975 late bay. the cv's were only on a short time before i scrapped the van so were pretty new.

since fitting the other shafts i get a "tink tink" noise every turn of the wheel. i'm 99% sure it's from the n/s thats the noise is from. i've went under the van to make sur the bolts are tight and everything seems to be in order.

i can move the shafts side to side??? is that normal, and would it be because i've put late shafts on a early which could be a difference??

 

[noddy]

Have you tried putting it on stands and turning the wheels by hand, might just be something catching as the wheel turns, also did you used the spacer plates, just a thought that if there not there the bolts could be sticking through too far.

 

[irish gerry]

thanks for the reply

i've nothing at home to get the van off the ground, i'ii get a jack tomorr and give it a spin.

yeah it's got the wee tabs the bolts go through.


ther not sided or fit the wrong way can i??

 

[Doris]

The 'in - out' movement is OK and as designed.

 

[irish gerry]

thanks for that doris

hope to get to the bottom of it tomorrow, usual panic trying to get the bus sorted before heading to camperjam :lol:

 

[irish gerry]

i've cheated a wee bit lol, van is away getting ball joints done the now so asked the guy doing the work to check it out in case i've done something silly

will report back