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Loose steering wheel 1995 caprice

I have a 1995 caprice with police package, 146,000 miles. I had the front end redone, the sway bar redone, had the steering column in the engine bay replaced and still have a loose steering wheel, There is a 3-4 inch play in the wheel. I can turn the wheel 3-4 inches before the steering column in the engine well starts to turn. This leads me to believe it is not the steering box. Any ideas/help would be great.
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Jim

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  • deerblaze Mar 26, 2009

    The steering box is ok, the problem is you can turn the wheel without the steering column moving. so its not the box there has to be something else that is going on i woujldm think

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

    about 2 inches of play in steering wheel

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

    2 inches of free play in steering wheel

  • Anonymous Mar 29, 2014

    loose play in steering with or without the engine running

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Replace the steering box - check junkyard for one of similar model/year or ask Pep Boys to help by cross ref. your make/yr with others. Pep Boys will even install for you.

  • Cleverer2 Mar 27, 2009

    Recirculating Ball type boxes can often be tweaked to eliminate this, but it is easy to overdo it and the whole thing pops off track in a tight turn and the wheels will go wicheverway they want.

    Loose nut on the wheel itself is also poss.

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