The rear wheels on my 99 dodge ram 5.9L 4x4 have a tiny bit of play. If i grab the tire and push and pull on it as hard as I can there is some movement on the axel not much but enough that you can hear a clank. I was replacing the shoes on it the other day and I could see the axel move as I pushed and pulled on it. I know there should be some movement there but they do make noise on large bumps. Any ideas? C clips??

 

Half ton truck? Normal. Should be an eighth of an inch or so...

 

yah its a 1500 , I know there should be some movement but the clunking noise of them moving in and out???

 

They are held in by c-clips, so, the clunk isn't unexpected either.

 

should i just leave it ?

 

If it doesn't move very much, and doesn't make crunching/grinding noises, don't worry about it.

 

Normal, don't worry about it.