Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't post that in my original email. Heck if I had the budget, I'd hire a helper, and have him/her/it do things like turn the steering wheel while I doddled staring at all the bits underneath. Heck. If I had the budget, I'd get myself some kind of fancy remote controlled camera to strap underneath so I could capture video while driving! <grin> Neil.
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote: > True, some play is normal - under load and yes, the bushings are there to > absorb some of the bumps and vibration, also under load. > > But the play he shows is the result of turning the input shaft back and > forth by hand & it's not the bushings compressing under load. |
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