Is 1/8" play on the axle bad :)

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Is 1/8" play on the axle bad :)

07-23-2005, 11:50 PM

Yikes! Checked the axle on the pass side today while I had it up doing the swaybar. The axle has a tone of play. Sounds like I'm driving over rumble strips when I make turns. Good thing my other axle is getting done! But, I won't autocross it tomorrow like this.

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07-23-2005, 11:58 PM

i cant see anything worse happening besides you totally wasting an axle bearing lol

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