look/feel for play..another way is to have a mechanic put the car on a lift and check them with the car running in gear..listening for a whirling,grinding,growling noise...its easier to find it if you dont have a posi
In my experience when they are really shot they sometimes make a sort of whom-whom-whom-whom-whom sound that changes frequency depending on speed. But they can make all sorts of weird and wonderful noises on the way out.