[ChrisL]

Leland,

I've found it helpful in the past to have someone in the driver's seat rocking the steering wheel back and forth while you look along the steering column, rack and tie rods. While the steering wheel is moving, feel each part - you'll know where the play is.

The column bushing is probably very difficult to replace. I put the repair sleeve on and it is a piece of cake.

Here's a picture of my disintegrated bushing - you can see the flecks of beige plastic where the top of the bushing was. After you remove the clip (the one with red paint on it), you just slide the repair sleeve onto the shaft, pushing all the old bushing into the column.

Chris.