CV Joint Question

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Fishbones78

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Hi
So Landy newbie here. My 90 has a bit of drivetrain slack. Today along with my Haynes manual, I pulled out the front half shafts to see if any splines were worn. The splines on both ends of the halfshaft I removed were perfect (although the diff oil looks like muddy water). However the CV joint seemed a bit strange. I'm no expert and it is difficult to explain well, so I've drawn this rubbish diagram.
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When the half shaft end is held still, the CV joint end can be rotated about 5 degrees. All I need to know is if this is normal. If not it is a contributor to the slack (it seems like it would be). When randomly moving the half shaft around the joint gets stiff sometimes too.

Sorry for the amateur question - appreciate the help.
 
F5cAw0S.png

When the half shaft end is held still, the CV joint end can be rotated about 5 degrees. All I need to know is if this is normal. If not it is a contributor to the slack (it seems like it would be). When randomly moving the half shaft around the joint gets stiff sometimes too.

this might help you.


Cheers
 
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