Solution for steering slop?

[TYTILIDIE]

Hey guys, last year I had to rebuild a lot of things on my front end. I replaced the stock box and got ZQ8. I still had slop though like many others who have spent hundreds of dollars trying to get rid of it with no luck. I read through tons of posts on this and a few years back John Waller had mentioned something about a plastic white bushing in the end of the steering shaft that goes bad in all S10 trucks and cause the slop. I contacted Waller and he told me he didn't have a Part # and that he got it at the dealer for about $10. Well, ever since then I have been on a mission to find this part. Last year I was told that you had to buy a new column. I try to get this thing about once a month and never have any luck. Three months ago I bought one but it was totally wrong. The guy at the dealer swore up and down that it was the right one. So, yesterday, I finally found a parts guy at a dealer that was actually willing to do some leg work. I also brought my bushing with me. He made call after call after call. He was unsuccessful and it was very close to the end of the day and told me he would have to call GM in the morning. So this Morning I called him to see how he made out and he said that I needed to come in and see and get my part back. So I get there and he shows me that the bushing that came in our trucks are now phased out and there is a replacement that entails a white plastic housing, similar to the original, and a press in metal BEARING. So I take it out to the service guys and they press it in. I paid $60 for it all together and will be taking pics of it with the bags that have the part #'s on them. I will install this today and let everyone know if it ends up working out or not, and if it does, Ill post up the results either way and hopefully we can all have trucks that drive normal once again.