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You can also judge a little by looking at the seal. If it had been that loose when the yoke was installed, the seal would have been deformed/destroyed in just a few revolutions...
You cannot judge pinion free-play until the yoke is torqued in place, as it pre-loads the input bearing pack... I think if you throw a yoke and a nut on there and snug it down a little you will find it tightens up considerably...
Cool! I got the impression from one photo that yours was the internal connector type, but nope, it is clearly the sealing tower... Glad you got it apart!
There are 3 different types of trans harnesses used. Two of them are like the one shown in the top of this diagram, with a sealing tower that plugs up into the main housing and is held there with a clip. You disconnect the connector, remove the connector nut from it’s bracket, pull the locking...
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