After removing the pinto today i noticed a fair amount of play in the input shaft,i cant recall as much or any play when it went in nearly 4 years ago and wondered how much play is acceptable if any.

The movement is in out and sideways.
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They all have quite a bit as they are on a self aligning/floating bearing

Thanks david

I'm starting to cheer up a bit now.

They are not actually on a self aligning bearing at all, but still don't worry about a fair bit of play. The spigot bearing holds the shaft steady when the box is fitted.

Cheers nat

I had a look through my notes from the 1st install and found i had found this before,my memory is crap and i'm glad i kept a build diary.

thanks again

MInes go loads of movement. As Nat said. when its in the spigot brg it wont move.