I agree- the splines sound like they are shot. I assume the u-joints are perfect if you went to the splines, but there should be virtuallu no movement up and down, and even less trying to counter-rotate the halves.
PS the free-wheel hubs only starve the front upper steering pin and u-joints of oil. Make sure you engage the hubs regularly to move that oil around.
I do not condone the use of free-wheel hubs, as they are a weak link prone to breakage and do not offer any substantial increase in fuel economy on a series truck. This is on top of the loss of splash-oil as mentioned earlier...
Owner: James Leach Global Expedition Services.
1995 110 Regular