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front axle noise

gas92

By gas92,
in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

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Hello, new guy here, had 3 pathfinders so far, and this is the first of this problem. when in 4x4, on hard gravel, i was given er up a hill, and i heard this grinding sound coming from front of the truck. like a drill chuck set to low torque. things i have done, pulled axle out, boots are fine, no play, auto hubs seam to be fine, re greased and put back togeather. befor i pulled the axle out, i just had the hub off, grabed the end of the axle spline,gave it a wiggle, with snap ring still on, there was some play in all directions. mabe 1/8 all around. is that ok??

also do i always have to back up to disengage the 4x4, i do it sometimes.

 

thanks for the help

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As far as I'm aware there shouldn't be any play... and it is normal to have to back up to disengage the hubs. Stupid design, I switched to manual hubs...

the cause of the play in the outer shaft,would that be the bearings. and the clicking,from the frontt wheels,what would that be from. thanks for the help.

manual hubs are in the future

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