Steering Play

bdMember

I removed the steering rack from my early 71 (1386) to clean it and replace the bushing on the passengers side. The rack and pinion looked good so I reinstalled everything and added the new bushing to the rack. I installed the rack then had the front end realigned. Now I think there is more play in the steering than before! I disassembled the steering column to check the plastic bushing just above the first u-joint and found it to be okay also. What gives? Did I screw up the reassembly of the rack? Can a poor alignment job cause play in the steering? The upper ball joints are new and I believe the tie rod ends are original but okay. The car has 53000 miles on it. Anybody got any ideas?

12/1/027:28 PM

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