Sloppy play in steering wheel...GONE

As i was going to work today, it was so windy that even trees were getting knocked over. My truck felt like i was driving down an icy road & I live in Cali! I was so annoyed by this same problem that i set out to find a solution. One of my closest friends just learned how to weld so I'm pretty sure i can get it done for free. Probably just gonna buy him some beer because he is a drinker lol. Thanks for the info!

 

Just curious, instead of welding would a dose of silicone solve the problem and still allow the column to collapse?

 

My '01 has no play. Granted it's not as tight-feeling as the steering in my '16 RX350, but I attribute this to the fact that the Taco has way fatter and taller tires on it even with 16s. Is this specific to certain years?

 

silicone is too squishy I think

 

Silicone won't do anything. There's people who have tried JB Weld & it failed. But not sure how good they epoxied it & if properly.

 

Another option that was discussed in another thread was using a machinist's press to dimple each of the flats. I had already tacked mine, but liked the concept, to allow it to still slide.

 

this should be stickied

 

Good idea i might do it similar but probably tap and tread the outer piece and put a set screw
BTW mine is a 2nd gen TRD Sport

 

On my 2003 SRunner I’ve started to experience the steering wheel play. It’s not a big deal as long as my wife remembers it. The older post went to a website that no longer exists. Could somebody please post the procedure again or a link to an existing website. Thanks.

 

Post 43 gives a great way to do this, without tearing out so much of the dash as shown on page 1 of the article.