krystar

I was getting teched at autox on sunday and he told me there's alot of play in the halfshafts... I had never taken a look so we went to the back of the car. he grabbed the halfshaft and yank it back and forth a good 2 inches! how can it be that loose and still be capable of driven around??? they still passed me for tech and i still ran, but now it's gotten me worried and confused .

genikz

My CVs have only a couple thousand miles on them and they move quite a bit back and forth (between the trans and the hub). It's normal in my book. The CV joints are made to allow for movement so they don't bind when the suspension moves.

If the CVs don't make grinding or clicking noises and all the bolts are present (and torqued), then you're fine.

Check your bolts often though. I was coming home from the track a few weeks ago and all 6 bolts fell out of the CV joint on the passenger side hub. The axle stayed in the hub area, but all the ball bearings fell out of the CV joint and it had to be replaced. $100 later and I've added checking the torque on those bolts to my pre-race checklist. I even had the bolts painted so I could visually inspect them for backing out, but it's really hard to see inside the damn hub.

krystar

whew. thanks chris. yea i'll check the bolts.

Scootin159

lateral movement is ok and expected, however there should be no axial play in the halfshaft (that is you shouldn't be able to grab it and rotate it without the wheel or transmission moving).