Power steering gearbox

Just to be sure.… is the rest of the steering components up to par? Play in tie rods, idler arm, pitman arm, etc can lead to play in the steering wheel as well. That's all I have, unless the power steering box still has a fault after being rebuilt
I actually watched the steering shaft while moving the steering wheel. The shaft will move before the piston even tries to move the sector shaft. It’s the back and forth play in the steering shaft that I’m trying to resolve. Pitman arm and all components in the steering linkage are in good shape.