Front Driveshaft

[B.A.Ranger3.0]

I Just recently noticed that i have almost a quarter turn of play in the front driveshaft. i havent had this ranger very long its a 98 3.0 with 5 inch suspension on it and i am used to jeeps so is this much play normal in the independent front ends?

 

[feellnfroggy]

I dont think it is normal, but i would check the troubleshooting section of the tech pages or perhaps one of the install pages. They normally lsit the max amount of play you should have.

 

[adsm08]

Mine has about that before the hubs lock in fully and the wheels stop the shaft from moving. I think the front ends get a bit more play because there are more connections to go through before you hit a hard stop (pinion, ring, spider, shaft, hub, then wheel instead of Pinion, ring, spider, shaft splines wheel).