Ram 1500 Rebel / Front axle & carrier issue

[Sebix]

Hi Guys,

Need some tech advice.
Yesterday my mechanic uninstalled my front axle/differential to check why the shaft has a play.
After a fast diagnose the bearing seems to be fine, but the shaft inside the differential has some play.

Is this normal or should it be stiff inside?

here is a video:
Thanks for your support.

 

[caulk04]

I can't say for sure, but it looks normal to me. It's a splined connection into the differential so there will be some movement.

 

[Tach_tech]

That doesn’t look alarming. There will be play there. As long as the splines don’t have any damage.

What was the original issue?

 

[Sebix]

The issue was that it had some play on the shaft and the mechanic told me it shouldn’t. + it was leaking a bit, so we changed the sealant.

 

[Tach_tech]

The issue was that it had some play on the shaft and the mechanic told me it shouldn’t. + it was leaking a bit, so we changed the sealant.

Was the play checked with CV axles and everything installed? If you wiggle the inner cv joint on the shaft there will be a little bit of play.