HELP: 97 Intrepid stub axel slop

May 12, 2005 0 Replies

Intrepid experts,


1997 Intrepid ES 3.5L, 78K miles

I have a clunk in the front end after backing up then going forward. I discovered that I can wiggle the right side inner CV joint with my hand. I removed the drive axel. The can jiggle the right side stub axel with my hand.



Questions:


  1. How much play is too much?


  1. Can the bearing that supports the short stub axel be change out without dropping the transmission out of the car?


I took a short video showing the slop. See it it will play on your computers. mms://71.96.185.186/stub_axel.wmv



TIA for the help



Bill Very happy with the Intrepid (except for the clunking)


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