air bag has to be disconnected and taken out of the steering wheel and then the nut that holds the wheel on has to be taken off and a wheel puller is used to pull the wheel off it's splines.
All the older cars had a lot of play in the steering.
ANS #2
Play comes from worn parts. Check that your tie rod ends and ball joints are not worn.
The old GTOs had about 4 turns lock-to-lock....