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- 1994 Mercury Cougar XR7, 3.8L, all stock
I jacked the drivers side up while the car is in park, drinkers side on the floor. Turned wheel back and forth and clunk or "slap" sound is coming from the drive shaft into the transmission. Lifted drinkers side and rotated tires back and forth. Same slap noise. Put the tranny in neutral and slapped wheels back and forth and same noise from tranny/driveshaft. Tried to wiggle wheel back and forth, in and out and there was no slop or cluck sound. Measure wheel slop and its about 1/2".
Is this play normal and the clunk/slap normal?
Looking at drive shaft tests and what the slop is; tranny or front drive shaft. I know the driveshaft is a 2 piece part in that it allows for up and down of the rear end with sliding to compensate for length of the drive shaft in bottom out and fully dropped differential. It's the original drive shaft to my knowledge and I had it "re-furbished" several years ago. From what I read, that really does not do much and its better to replace, but the cost of a drive shaft at the time was a bit much for me back then.
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Is this play normal and the clunk/slap normal?
Looking at drive shaft tests and what the slop is; tranny or front drive shaft. I know the driveshaft is a 2 piece part in that it allows for up and down of the rear end with sliding to compensate for length of the drive shaft in bottom out and fully dropped differential. It's the original drive shaft to my knowledge and I had it "re-furbished" several years ago. From what I read, that really does not do much and its better to replace, but the cost of a drive shaft at the time was a bit much for me back then.
Back with more details.