Question about drive train slop

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managed to squeeze under it while on the ground with a big scratch on my belly lol
the rear drive shaft spins a little doesn't seem out of the ordinary, from what angle I could grab and pull the rear pinion has no play.
front output of the transfer case has a lot more spin than the rear and has some up/down play more than the rear as well
I guess I will stop by the transmission shop and get there opinion
no leaks anywhere.
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drove the front up on ramps and then put it in nuetral, seems like it is not as loose as it was while level though therefore less play

both the front axles feel about the same very small amount of play on both sides, I presume that is normal?
 

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managed to squeeze under it while on the ground with a big scratch on my belly lol
the rear drive shaft spins a little doesn't seem out of the ordinary, from what angle I could grab and pull the rear pinion has no play.
front output of the transfer case has a lot more spin than the rear and has some up/down play more than the rear as well
I guess I will stop by the transmission shop and get there opinion
no leaks anywhere.
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drove the front up on ramps and then put it in nuetral, seems like it is not as loose as it was while level though therefore less play

both the front axles feel about the same very small amount of play on both sides, I presume that is normal?
Hundred bucks says the transmission shop says you need a TC rebuild. But mine is essentially the same in terms of amount of rotational play on the front output shaft on my '07.
 
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Hundred bucks says the transmission shop says you need a TC rebuild. But mine is essentially the same in terms of amount of rotational play on the front output shaft on my '07.
I think im going to put the gopro under it first and see if anything wierd is going on that only happens under a load.
 

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managed to squeeze under it while on the ground with a big scratch on my belly lol
the rear drive shaft spins a little doesn't seem out of the ordinary, from what angle I could grab and pull the rear pinion has no play.
front output of the transfer case has a lot more spin than the rear and has some up/down play more than the rear as well
I guess I will stop by the transmission shop and get there opinion
no leaks anywhere.
@@@@
drove the front up on ramps and then put it in nuetral, seems like it is not as loose as it was while level though therefore less play

both the front axles feel about the same very small amount of play on both sides, I presume that is normal?
In first video to me the yoke is not far enough in on splines on transmission tail housing you can see where seal use to run.
 
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update on this, had a eaton detroit trutrac installed along with a new yoke kit, ring-n-pinion set, that resolved about 50% of the problem, had 4wheel parts do the job and added a 5 year 60k no questions asked warranty. they noted that my spohn boxed rear lower control arms had a split bushing, I ordered a full set of new bushings and installed those, this eliminated the other 50% of the slop I was feeling. 1000 miles since then and all is well and back to normal. transfer case appears to be fine.
 

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