I am in the process of swapping over to a 80 from my 60. With rear yoke removed how much side to side play will I have? It has about 1/8" every way I except in and out play. Normal?

 

Ha ha! I started a thread about this about a year ago... The conclusion I came to was, yes, that is normal.

 

I figured so just wanted a second opinion! Thanks

 

The shaft is supported by the yoke. The yoke is supported by the bearing on the housing. Without the yoke in, the output shaft will move.

 

With a stock unit with factory rear end play yes this would be normal. In a performance build where the builder actually looks at this kind of stuff I would say it was a sloppy build. In your case I would say its normal given the history of the unit. Vince