Stearing wheel shaft

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Any thoughts or recomendations if its normal or needs some work? When you grab the stearing shaft that connects to the power stearing unit , I am able to pull up and down on the shaft and it makes a clunking sound. Now it does not move much maybe a 16th , but at slow speeds I can hear the noise that is made when I pull up and down on the shaft. I also can get it to move a little bit by pulling up and down on the stearing wheel while in the car. It is def. not a tight sound it feels and sounds lose?

Should I rebuild the unit with new bearings or is there an adjustment or is it just a 40 year old car and I am exspecting to much?

Thanks in advance for any help...

[Chryco Psycho]

If it just the shaft moving the bearing under the turn signal switch & or the c clips that hold it that are not in place properly .
 If it si the whole column the brakets under dash are loose

[brads70]

Also loosen the 3 bolts on the firewall ( from under the dash and adjust till the shaft is riding in the center of the tube or at least so it's not rubbing on the tube? 

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Also loosen the 3 bolts on the firewall ( from under the dash and adjust till the shaft is riding in the center of the tube or at least so it's not rubbing on the tube? 

This was right on the money!!! Thank you so much. I adjusted the 3 bolts and wala!!! noise gone!!!

[brads70]

This was right on the money!!! Thank you so much. I adjusted the 3 bolts and wala!!! noise gone!!!

Nice!