drivetrain making noise 03 ranger 4x4

[dch1992]

somewere alone my drivetrian something is making a rattling pinging noise it only makes the noise all the time when drive at any speed basically i noticed i can move my front driveshaft up and down the front u join is still good but i think its the rear where it conects to the tc i was wondering if it was going out of something else i also noticed there was alot of Grease were the end opf the front driveshaft connects to the tc any clue about if maybe it need more grease or if it is something going south on me?

 

[rngr4x4beast]

id replace the rear u joint and wipe off some of the excess grease on the front and see if it builds up again