just under my truck yesterday looking for a culprit in the mushy steering that i have been experiencing lately. was prying around with my bar and everything seemed to check out well except for the steering box. it is not leaking yet, but i took my bar on top of the sway bar and againist the bottom of the sector shaft, and the shaft moves up and down in the box by what i would say almost a .125 inch. is this normal?

 

I interested in this issue too