Loose steering wheel
 

My '85 has a loose steering wheel but it is tight! The shaft into the top of the column looks to be loose. It moves side to side and up and down about 1/4". Is there a bushing or spacer worn out? Anyone experience this before? What do I need to do?

is the bolt in the center of the steering wheel tight?

Yes the bolt was tight. The shaft going into the top of the column looks to be wobbeling inside the top of the column. I guess I'll just take it all apart and investigate.

The steering column is a collapsible design with an inner shaft down from the rag joint, sliding into an outer shaft from about the firewall up to the steering wheel. Some years had an anti-rattle clip at the inner/outer junction. Maybe your clip has fallen out and is allowing excessive play between the shafts.