Got the car on the rack today. Removed the belly pan and I can get my hand between the steering rack and the oil pan....the rack was leaking though, so I guess that's another problem for another day. The motor mounts look good....clean and not too puffy. I pulled the driveshaft from the rear end and the u joints flex okay, but they do have a tiny amount of side to side play, lateral movement; not play when you turn the driveshaft, play when you push it side to side, just a small amount; is that okay? The driveshaft was marked and the marks all lined up, so I'm hoping that when the tranny shop put the new center bearing and rubber donut in, they did it right. I checked the bolts on the rubber flex joint at the transmission and they're all tight, the rubber looks pretty good. I guess I'm left with the possibility that it's an internal transmission issue, or maybe the u joints. What do you folks think?
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