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Subject:Re: Transmission drive shaft slop--CORRECTION TO POST.
From:Matthew Pollard
Date:Tue, 8 May 2001 11:19:39 -0700
Oh, the the shaft that goes INTO the tranny- not the tranny "output"
Duuuh.

Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Steve Gough wrote:

> Dear List,
> Just pulled the engine on my '86 Westy.
>
> If I grab the transmission drive shaft and wiggle it,
> there is a lot (maybe 3/8") of side-to-side slop.
>
> CORRECTION:  Sorry, got excited.  Slop is maybe
> one-eigth (1/8) inch, not 3/8.
>
> Normal? Bad?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Steve
>