1996 Honda Accord Loose Steering

Check image #5, second from last in the previous answer, reference the stiffener plate, which is connected to the subframe of the car by two short bolts. The steering pinion rack is in turn mounted to the stiffener plate with two more, longer bolts. On my car, those two longer bolts, hanging upside down under the car, fell out of the car, after which the steering wheel travel became very sloppy, like driving on ice, and the wheel would travel almost a full rotation in the middle of normal steering wheel travel before affecting either direction of steering. Re-attach the rack with replacement bolts ($34.00 for the two, 5 days to acquire through Honda.) Be prepared to muscle the rack back into position, wheels suspended off the ground, to get the rack mounting holes to re-align with the frame.

Yes, the problem is resolved. I only wish that I had known enough to get out of the car and look for a bolt. There was a distinct moment when I was driving through a parking lot when it was like having driven on to a sheet of ice, with very loose, sloppy steering. But alas, I had no idea what was going on. I had enough steering to carefully maneuver the car home and started my research on how to fix the problem. It Was amazing to me how little help the internet was. My final clue was at the local library in All Data DB, the diagram that I referenced in the answer and was among those that you provided.

Thank you.