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Old 10-27-2009, 05:32 PM
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i have a 1989 cherokee with around 187k miles. I got under it to check things out and i noticed that the drive line has play in it on both the front and rear drive lines. Is this normal? I thought the play might just be the u joints but they don't have any play... so is it normal? or is my heep just screwed up?
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the driveline has some play.. like how??? like your tranny shifts and wobbles... your axles rattle around......??????? a little more description would help
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i think maybe he's talkin about backlash in the drive shafts. (correct me if not) some is normal.
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yes some lash is normal just not an excsessive amount
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oh sorry, i don't really know the correct term other then it rotates a little left to right, or turns, just a little. The tranny doens't move, nor does the axles. Its a manuel transmission if it makes a difference. thanks for the help!
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Yep thats normal
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