steering wheel play and mystery part

purpleshadow25

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The attached part fell at my feet. I'm having about 3 inches of up and down play on the tilt wheel. Is that normal? I pulled on the wheel and there is no motion it that direction only up and down. There is a little slack turning the wheel but the same as before.

The part is about an inch long and it tapers to about half the size around with the tapered part having a splined surface like it will fit into female mate.

Any help would be appreciated. Right now I'm affraid to drive it till I find out what the part is.
 

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PS the shiny side is threaded on the end with a small female thread about the diameter of a bic ink cartridge for a ball point pen
 
There is a small u-joint that connect the column shaft to the knuckle shaft that sticks through the firewall. I would not drive the car with the steering that loose. Get under there and see where that part goes.

Jerry
 
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