Hello. Question on my pinion shaft. 1969 2A 88". Below is a link to a short video showing my front differential pinion play. I have redone the pinion oil seal on my rear diff but on the front diff there is a bit more play and movement that I am not sure about. I do not recollect how the rear pinion shaft felt. With no preload and the outer bearing removed obviously there is some movement and play in the pinion shaft. Let me know if this looks worrisome at all. Especially when I rotate the pinion shaft there is a bit of a "notchy" noise? I also get a bit of in/out movement maybe 1/8". I had the differential carrier apart a few months ago and everything looked good. There were no bits of metal or anything like that. The differential turned freely without any noise and felt solid (with the pinion nut still torqued). No noticeable backlash by feel. I did notice the front diff did not have the original Timken bearing in place. So someone was in this diff sometime in the past 52 years. My biggest concern is that the inner pinion bearing might be worn. I guess I might have to brace myself that I might have to dig deeper into this front diff than I wanted.
Thanks in advance for help. Cheers, Tom

https://youtu.be/dX80DXNCuvg