My English Axle seems to have a lot of movement at the hub before it "engages" when I move it back and forth, and it's also making a
clicking noise when I turn the hub. Is this normal? What would be causing it?
Here's a video but you might need to turn the sound up to hear the clicking.
as said backlash doesn't look excessive. not sure about the noise though, mine certainly doesn't sound like that.
has the diff been out and not filled back up with oil yet? as that would make it noisier.
Have you got bolts sitting in the front flange of the dif? I've done this before to keep then "safe". I forgot they were there and
nearly smashed the nose of the diff trying to push it out the shed! Seems like something like that. Unless there's a damaged tooth in the diff
Built Formular 27 with 1600cc crossflow, 1700cc 0 miles crossflow, Kawasaki ZZR1100
The front of the diff is bolted to the prop. The clicking is definitely from the diff, like teeth engaging. It just seems very clicky to me.
It's been sitting for a while so maybe half the gear has been sitting out of the oil? I'll check the oil level when I can.
