<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you, Barry. It sounds like you would have heard a repeated sound or grinding as the bolt was coming in contact with the casing. Was that the case, or did it just clunk when you put it in gear?<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 26, 2016, at 6:35 PM, Barry Lafbery via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">if it’s any help, the clunk i had in my last 3500s turned out to be a loose crown wheel i did not catch it in time and it broke the casing.<br class="">including mine i have heard of 3 3500s with the crown wheel coming loose. One bolt only has to undo 1/2 a turn and they hit the casing if you keep driving it breaks the casing. It’s really worth checking. When i repaired it i drilled the bolt heads wired the bolts and also used loktite on the threads.<br class=""><br class="">Barry<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><br class="">Peter, since I just completed the exact job you're undertaking, I can 2nd Vern's response that the 'play' you have is acceptable. I had a really bad 'clunk' but it was only at slow speeds, usually when the car was coming to a stop. Turned out it indeed was a bad u-joint. The bad news; the other 'clunk' from engaging the transmission never went away. I remember we've had this conversation several times on Rovernet, and apparently that clunk is almost a badge of honor with that atrocious BW35. I've never been able to eliminate it, even after having the tranny completely rebuilt and then replacing all of the u-joints along the entire drive line.<br class="">Best wishes, Lance<br class=""><br class="">Lance La Certe, Psy.D.<br class="">Outside of a dog, a person's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:31:43 -0400<br class="">To: <a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br class="">Subject: [Rovernet] play in 3500s differential<br class="">From: <a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br class="">CC: <a href="mailto:peter@king-co.com" class="">peter@king-co.com</a><br class=""><br class="">Hi all,<br class=""><br class="">I’m in the middle of replacing half shaft u-joints in the 3500s, and replacing seals and gaiter on the Dedion tube, and I noticed that there is a lot of free play in the differential when I rotate the road wheel back and forth. A “blank space” before engaging. How much play is normal, and what’s the best way to measure this? I made a set of marks on the outer edge of the brake disc, and measured 3/4” of “blank space” when I move the wheel back and forth. I have no idea if that’s a meaningful measurement, but it’s a place to start the conversation.<br class=""><br class="">Any thoughts on this?<br class=""><br class="">thanks,<br class=""><br class="">Peter<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <<a href="http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20160425/82fc44ff/attachment.html" class="">http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20160425/82fc44ff/attachment.html</a>><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class=""></blockquote><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <<a href="http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20160426/0088cbdb/attachment.html" class="">http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20160426/0088cbdb/attachment.html</a>><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div class="">
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