GEN 1 Driveshaft End Loose? Normal Play?

I have had this annoying ass noise now for about 2 months. 27k on the clock, and pretty much babied. I finally found what i think it is. Check out the video:

https://youtu.be/4hbdzSGD-As

Is this normal play? Wanted some professional opinions before I take it to a dealer for "warranty" work. It does this on both sides. At first I thought somehow the rear wheels were loose. I don't know enough about rear ends to know who/what/when/where or how. I only hear it at slower speeds.

Thanks peeps!

thats the axle shaft.

Seems 100% normal to me. there will be a bit of play in them.

The Mav said:

thats the axle shaft.

Seems 100% normal to me. there will be a bit of play in them.

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Appreciate it. I haven't noticed that on any trucks in the past, but was never looking for anything like it. Seems that everything I hear and see is in line with what you are saying.




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We have a E-Locker rear end and the backlash is not set as tight has a non E-Locker.

What kind of noise are you hearing at slow speeds? Or is it a cluck when starting off and stopping, this is know as the "driveshaft cluck". http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/ford-techs-take-clunk-one-only-clunk-thread-1482/#post20677
A new front yoke will fix that and a temporary fix is to grease the inside of the front yoke.

No clunk when stopping or taking off luckily. I have had that on a couple of trucks in the past. The noise I have is more of a metal on metal popping noise.