Excessive Intermediate Shaft Play

[captainpartytime]

I just picked up a nice dial caliper from Myke W and decided to measure the axial clearance on my IM shaft. It came up 0.12 mm off. The wear limit is 0.25mm and I measure 0.37mm of axial play. IThe procedure I used was to place the dial caliper on the block with a magnetic holder. I pushed the IM shaft all the way toward the flywheel side of the block, set the dial to zero, and pulled out the shaft as far as I could. I can't figure out what could be causing the excess play. I had new bearings pressed in and the shaft itself looked really good without any excessive wear. Any thoughts?

[riddleyo]

Have you checked the thrust surface of the intermediate flange for wear? (the piece that has the o-rings and holds the intermediate shaft in place)

[captainpartytime]

I think I may have figured out the problem with the little help from Myke W. The vacuum pump was not in place and bolted down when I measured the axial clearance. Hopefully, with the pump bolted in the IM shaft will have less play. I will report my findings shortly.