Centre Propshaft Bearing - How much play is too much ?

[Ian.G]

Damn,

lots of questions I've been asking today - sorry folks.

Whilst my car was up on the ramp on saturday I took a general look under the car to see how it was holding out. I've got a front oil seal dead on the engine that is weeping a bit but nothing too serious.

The other thing I checked over was the propshaft. The one on my car is a 2-piece item that has a bearing carrier in the middle that bolts up the the tunnel. If I grab the prop near the bearing carrier there seems to be quite a bit of play (maybe 5mm). This kinda suggests to me that the bearing has collapsed.

Next time somebody has there car on a ramp could you see how much play is in yours ?