Floppy steering wheel 78 Monte carlo?

[78t-tops]

This morning i went to gets some money from the atm when suddenly my steering wheel started to become loose. Well i went out and bought a grant wheel remover and checked out the top end of the column and it seemed ok. I went under the hood and the rubber boot / metal coupler moved up about 1.5" Question is, should i replace the whole thing or if someone knows exactly whats going on with my steering issue. And if you have a steering column, please send me a pm of your price, local though. call me 817-657-2153. If you look at my pics youll see the slight difference. The movement is from the joint up. Lemme know what yall think



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[87GrandPrix]

Maybe the power steering belt is loose, did you just replace it, because when you do so it stretches and you need to go in and move the pulley back to tension the belt.

 

[87GP]

How would a loose belt make the steering wheel feel loose? If anything it would make it feel jerky and harder to steer.
Aside from the joint in your pics check the tie rods, center link, and idler arm for wear. Also look closely at the steering box for any play while a helper turns the steering wheel back and forth.

 

[Billss]

Go on Fleabay and get the intermediate shaft from a jeep. It cured all my play problems from that rag joint.

 

[TURNA]

as i stated in the other post



When you say "Your steering wheel became loose" What do you mean by that?

Did it move freely from side to side as if it was stripped? You could turn the wheel but the shaft /wheels would not move?

or

the wheel moved foward (towards the dashboad) and back (towards you)

AND THIS IS AN OTHER PROBLEM!!!!! YOUR GOING TO LOOSE THAT CONTROL ARM