Please help on loose 63 steering column

[chevylookin]

Ive always had to live with a little up and down play on my 64 steering wheel. No more than an 1/8th of an inch I guess. That I can deal with. But, its the actual steering play that I will always tackle until it is as tight as a preachers you-know-what in a hog's you-know-what. I have a floor shifter so I dont have to deal with the column shift stuff that you must contend with. As far as I know, the tube that the steering shaft rides through is mounted tight underneath with the big bracket that the emergency brake attaches to, the other column pieces attach to the end of that and the bearing on the turnsignal switch keeps everything pretty well stable. Your switch has definitely gave up the ghost and the aftermarket switches are ok, I guess, but I had to do alot of finageling to get mine to not bind and cancel properly. How much up and down play are you talking about?