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Wheel play

Tiny
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'99 honda odyssey 108,000 miles 3.5l v6

When I jacked front left side up to replace rotors I noticed when I grabbed top and bottom of tire there was play in the wheel, as if the spindle nut wasn't tight. I've replaced the tie rod end. I don't see any play with the ball joint. CV boot is fine. Car drives fine. No humming or whining noise while driving. Made sure spindle nut was torqued to spec.
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007 AT 10:00 AM

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Tiny
BRUCE HUNT
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A small amount is normal as the CV axle is flexible and capable of expansion to a degree.
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Monday, March 26th, 2007 AT 10:01 AM
Tiny
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Thanks much for the response. What concerns me is I don't have the play on the right side. If the amount of play I'm getting is outside the realm of "normal", would that be indicative of the cv axle going bad?
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Monday, March 26th, 2007 AT 12:16 PM
Tiny
BRUCE HUNT
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Is your movement the spindle going through the bearing or is it from the axle itself? Normal deterioration of the CV is caused from friction and lack of grease. I assume that the CV boots are intact with no leakage of grease.
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Monday, March 26th, 2007 AT 2:35 PM

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