65 Dart manual steering box

Do a complete front suspension inspection and steering gear adjustment before ordering a new one. A bad tire and a worn out steering coupler can cause all sorts of problems.

A wiseman ( Mr. toolman) once said do an inspection, check things out, well after a few days being dejected about this "pig in a polk" I just bought with all the hodge podge of parts on it, I go this mornin' and open the hood and take another look around, the play in the steering wheel has got to be 6-8 inches, I reach down and grab the coupler and start to turn it on the end of the steering shaft, the steering wheel is flopin' back and forth, the steering box ain't movin', I ain't certain but it looks to me like all that's inside the coupler is the cross pin, holy crap, and I have a video of them drivin' it this way.
Not sure if I should be happy about this find, or scared of what else is lurkin' in the car.

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