Need Steering rebuild or just old car
Be sure and check everything else out before changing out the box.
Why can't you multiquote with with the "new improved" software??
THIS
Get a friend. With engine idling, so as to have the power box properly working, move the steering wheel back and forth "through the slop." Carefully look from the column shaft, to the steering coupler, they should track with no slop.
From the coupler body to the box shaft, no slop
The box should NOT move in the crossmemeber. The crossmember itself should not be flexing, broken welds, rusted, etc.
"If all" the slop seems to be between the box steering shaft and pitman / sector shaft, then the box is the culprit.
But don't stop there. Examine the movement of the pitman arm to the end ball.......no slop
Look for slop in each of the 4 tie rod ends
And last look for up/ down slop in the idler arm.
You can download shop manuals, free, at MyMopar. These have procedures to check the ball joints. You must jack under the lower arm to check the ball joint slop
TIRES can make a huge difference, as can just plain "weak" T bars and not having an anti roll bar
