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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
I seldom contradict VS but would say the slop in the cv joints is not uncommon in high mileage cars. I recommend checking it.
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The axles are only 2 years old, but like many, are of the cheap China variety.
I was concerned that the outer splines might be loose. They were fine, but at same time, I did check as best I could for slop in the axles. But only by sight. Did not notice anything.
Even before we installed the axles, I did notice a small amount of lash in the diff. But after 460k km, I didn't think it was excessive.
As best as I could check, the flex joints and u-joint were tight.
AS mentioned earlier, I did notice that I could jack the tranny up quite a bit (maybe an inch or more) without anything else moving. So first step will be to install a new transmission mount (the motor mounts were new a year or two ago)
If I still have slop and clunk after that, I need to get a shop or friend with lift to get it up where we can see what is going on.
Thanks for input from you both.