I had to replace my front u joint today.It had been vibrating off and on for a while but the u joints seemed tight every time I checked them. I finally found some play in the front one today so I just went ahead and replaced the rear one too. When I was checking them I noticed that there was a little up and down play in the tail shaft of the 3 speed transmission.It was also hot. It is not a lot of play and not so hot that you can't grab ahold of it. The drive line that goes into the transmission is also hot after going down the highway. I have never felt it after driving it before so I don't know if this is normal or not. The seal has been leaking since I put the transmission in a few weeks ago but the u joints did seem to fix the vibrating problems. Are the bearings bad in the back of my transmission or is this normal?
Thanks a lot,
Gene

Gene
1959 Apache