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Originally Posted by Welton
I'm confused, what is actually happening to make the axle ping sound?
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The splines on the end of the driveshaft have a loose fit in the wheel hub so there is some twist play , It is nothing serious , and can usually be cured by fitting new bolts and angle torquing them correctly . In a bad case i would withdraw the driveshaft backwards a bit and put some Loctite adhesive between the face of the driveshaft which is pulled up against the inner face of the wheel bearing in the hub .
Some people put Loctite on the splines , However if all the splines are covered it can be very difficult to remove the driveshaft if some maintenance is required , I would not put Loctite on more than the outer one inch of shaft splines as a last resort .