how is the backlash adjusted on the tail shaft...? as I may have to do this to mine me thinks....
check your uni's in your tail shaft.. and also the backlash in your diff.. (in neutral hand brake NOT on, chock the wheels with somthing but make sure the car can roll a few inches..) crawl under the car and see how much you can rotate the tail shaft.. back and forth.. the less it has the better.. my g/f old escort nearly did a 1/4 turn.. needless to say 1 flat change and the pinion lost a few teeth..
how is the backlash adjusted on the tail shaft...? as I may have to do this to mine me thinks....
it's not adjusted on the tail shaft.. it's adjusted in the diff via lapping..
I had a feeling it wasnt so simple... cheers Matt..
Right...eventually got under the car (work kept getting in the way)
I can turn the tailshaft approx 15mm before i meet any resistance. Then it make a bit of a clunk. How much play is too much play?
The u/j's seem to have no play in them.
When i drive it if i lift off the throttle from reasonably high revs i get the clunking
(i renewed the exhaust rubbers just to be sure it wasn't that, and there was no sign of knocking)
when the car is in gear, if i turn the wheels by hand it's approx 1/8 of a turn before i meet resistance.
Is this diff or tailshaft or both?
might wanna get a diff rebuild, new bearings and seals, i did, and i lost alot of noises.
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Would do....but i'd hate to spend $$$ and find out i still have the problems!
15mm isn't crazy town... but it is on the worn out side.. your diff doesn't need a rebuild.. just need to adjust the back lash.. how comfortable are you with poping out your diff center? cos you can adjust it yourself on the ground if you pop the center out...
Popping out the diff centre....replaced one in my old mk2 escort, so not too daunting.
Any links to how to adjust the back lash?
even if you just pop it out and take it down to a diff shop and ask them to take some backlash out for ya.. won't take long to do.. like 1 min of thier time.. they can do it on the bench infront of ya!
basicly you adjust those 2 big plates with all the holes in them on the side where the axles go in.. but you have to undo the 12mm bolt at the top to take off the locking tab..
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