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I did everything you did as well and still had slop. I bought a rebuilt steering box from LMC, along with a rebuilt pump and new hoses. Figured that I might as well use all rebuilt items. Turns out that my return hose had just about worn through where it rubbed on the frame! Good thing I replaced it. I also replaced my rag joint with a new one.

My steering isn't perfect yet. My rear axles have slop between the c clips and the pinion shaft. That is steering the rear of the truck a bit. I replaced the axles with new ones (the old ones floated more than 1/8th of and inch!), but the rest of the diff is worn, so I still have way over the recommended amount of end float. Plus my springs and shocks are saggy. Sigh... still a lot more work to do.