Steering Column Help

HISSIN50 said:

Check the column to frame bolts, and the screws behind the turn signal (the latter regards non-air-bag cars but might apply to air bag cars as well).

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I did poorly to describe the issue. the whole steering shaft is insecure and moveable from where it connects to the rack and pinion to the steering wheel itself. i can pull the steering wheel towards myself about half an inch. I took it to a shop to have other work done and i asked about it and they said that it the bushing in the housing where the shaft goes through the firewall could be bad. i looked at it and it appears that there is no bushing there anymore. Could that possibly have anything to do with the play in the wheel?

I will look into the bolts you mentioned so far.