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Rear axle question

micke_932

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Hi !

I just got myself a Ford Explorer -97 and have a question about the rear axle.

When i checked the rear brake pads I noticed that I could pull out the hub about 1 mm on each side (straigt out, the drive shaft can be moved in/out 1 mm), on some GM axles this is normal behavior but I have no idea if it is on an explorer, any idea if this means that the bearings are getting bad or just normal behavior ?
 






Yeah thats normal .. the axle shafts are held on by C-clips. What you're feeling when you pull on the axle shaft/hub is the C-clip hitting against a spider gear.
 






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