Too much free play on steering
Depends. could be your idler arm or pittman arm assembly. sometimes bushings wear out and cause play in the suspension and steering. look under your vehicle while someone else turns the wheel and see if you notice a 'lag' when the wheels turn anywhere. if not jack up the entire front end and turn the wheel with your arms while looking at the linkages. i'm sure you will spot the problem.
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SOURCE: is there an adjustment on the steering gear box for play in the steering wheel?
Welcome to the wonderful world or old-school steering systems. What you mention is very common in older GM vehicles. The gearbox gets sloppy, and with the additional issue of the drag link and idler arm, you eventually get what we old-timers call "mystery steering". It reminds you of the old movies where they have a person in the car driving with the scenery projected behind them and they are constantly moving the wheel left and right. There may be something that is really needing repair, but more than likely, you are spoiled by later model vehicles with power rack-and -pinion steering. These are very tight compared to the older vehicles and when you change from one to the other, the difference is more noticeable than ever.,
SOURCE: steering system ajustment on a 106 diesel pougeot
No adjustment avail. Get someone to shake steering whils you look from under bonnet feel rack etc. I think you can replace the rack ends, (the arms that connect rack to track rod end)
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