HugeTTs

As I was putting my new spacers on tonight I was spinning my front wheel and if you spin it back and forth it feels like there is some play in it.

You can hear it go click click.

I crawl up under and where the shaft enters the transmission it seems like there is play inside of it. The click comes from inside that area.


Is this normal.


I am not pleased. If this is going to cost tons of money, lie to me.



Its a brand new transmission. I was replaced about 8k miles ago because I busted a hole in mine in a wreck.


I was so worried I lifted up my friends GTI, it does the same thing, which eases the pain a bit, but it still concerns me greatly.


Please enlighten me.

AxeYrCat

In/out play? Side to side play?

HugeTTs

Should have specified.

mad scientist

at least I think I've expereinced what you've described with my car on jackstands while in gear.

I always chalked it up to gear lash.

HugeTTs

Seems like I did a lash adjustment on my TR6 when I had it...

But this is a different animal.

Thanks so much for the quick response!

mad scientist

at least on a modern car. If you have what appears to be rotational slack, my car has had it since day 1 with no detrimental effects.

Go drive your car and enjoy it.

HugeTTs

I just don't want to screw it up even more.

HugeTTs

I'm still not convinced this is normal.

The Chad (VaultPSU)

Did my brakes, did the same test, same results. My wallet is telling me its normal!!

JustJeff

poss. bearing or CV joint, depending on how much play