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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 12:43 PM
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92 Cherokee Limited
160k+ miles

Decided to do preventative troubleshooting, found this.
Done searches, and nothing's explicit enough to match.

Video shows exactly what it is I'm talking about.

Do I have a problem, and what do I need to do to fix it if I do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDt8...ature=youtu.be
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 12:44 PM
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Oh, the rear shaft has no movement. Did make sure of that as well.
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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It's fine. I have more play in my diffs than that on my '92. Whens the last time you changed the diff oils??
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 02:04 PM
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Yeah there's no problem having some play like that.
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 02:41 PM
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I changed all diff fluids a couple months ago.
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 02:41 PM
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Thanks for the info guys. Appreciated.
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 03:20 PM
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while you're down there hit it with some grease
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 03:49 PM
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If you throw her in neutral on flat ground, the rear shaft will have some play like that as well
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