Slack in steering shaft
Are you talking about the splined input shaft of the steering gear box (first picture below), or are you talking about the steering shaft (second picture) that comes down through the column from the steering wheel?
As I said, the steering shaft should have absolutely no movement. If it's your gear box input shaft, that sounds like a definite problem.
Are you talking about the splined input shaft of the steering gear box (first picture below), or are you talking about the steering shaft (second picture) that comes down through the column from the steering wheel?
As I said, the steering shaft should have absolutely no movement. If it's your gear box input shaft, that sounds like a definite problem.