If you lift the front wheels, place your hands a 3 and 6 o'clock and find play, most likely you have a bad tie rod. Have a helper watch for where the play is coming from as you move the wheel back and forth. I attached a pic below and circled all components which can cause this. There are tie rods, an idler arm, pitman arm, and center link. See pic 1 and check all of those areas for play. Also, place your hands at 6 and 12 o'clock and check for play in the ball joints. These joints connect the control arm to the steering knuckle. If you look at pics 2 and 3, they show the part in an exploded view. Pic 2 is the upper and pic 3 is the lower ball joint.
Let me know what you find and I explain how to replace it.
Take care,
Joe
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Jan 13, 2020 at 8:06 PM
