Does six inches play in the (power) steering wheel on my '65 cutlass mean my gearbox is shot?

Also, when selecting replacement coil springs, how much difference would a 455 vs a 330 make in the heith of the car?

Thanks, Wilson

 

It means something's shot!
Crawl under there and have a helper move the wheel back and forth quickly, and look for loose connections.
That's not safe to drive!

Can't say for your specific model, but in my general experience, about 1-2".

- Eric

 

that would be my car..... almost every component was replaced on the front end of mine , but the steering is real loose like there is grooves in the road

 

Steering gearbox is prolly in need of rebuild. Made a big difference when I had mine done...