Excessive play in steering wheel ?

Special thanks to all you guys. Being new to this Forum, you never know what the overall Vibe of the threads will be. Most of everything you all of mentioned is basically correct. Funny, right after the first guy says Rebuild entire front end, I jump online , priced a kit at $400. (Didn't order it) Jumped on youtube to find a video of someone else doing it. Everything looks straight forward enough. I hesitate when I see the removal of the sway bars. Special tools, don't ding it etc...
But first I am going to check the components as you mentioned, in order and see what I find out.
I am trying to get this into Daily Driver shape by the end of the summer. Right now it is not safe on the freeway, I have to swing back n forth to keep it in the lane.

Also I don't know how fast I am going, nor how much gas I have. But those are a different thread:cheers:

I will report back after I do some more investigating on the steering wheel play,.