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PS axle has lateral movement?

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nuc

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I was just remounting new tires and I noticed that I can push in and pull out the passenger side axle maybe a 1/4". The drivers side has no movement whatsoever. What would allow lateral movement of the passenger side axle in the tube?

Thanks in advance :)
 
free play between the end of the axle and the center pin in the differential. some play is normal- but anything more than about 1/16" means that something is getting worn out. time to pull the cover and see what's going on.
 
I will pull the cover and take a look. Will there be shims that I can add to take out the free play?

Thanks for the help so far. :)

'87 GN
 
nope.. no shims. the end of the axle shaft rides against the pin.. the c clips go in, the axles are slid out until the clip bottoms out in the spider gear, and the pin is inserted to keep everything together and tight.
 
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