Steering gear axial movement! Normal?

Hello, V8 friends.
Yesterday, after I set up the repair of the cracks in the wheelhouse in the F.A.Q. area for the steering gear as a contribution - pictures have been provided by Per-Stian Bye - I checked the movement of the steering gear in my 93 V8 during the steering wheel fitting.

A second person has made short movements back and forth on the steering wheel when the engine is running.

I was able to detect a slight movement in the engine compartment across the direction of travel, i.e. in the axial direction of the steering gear.
In the wheelhouse itself, no movement is visible on the driver's side, but over the engine compartment you can see a movement of 1-2mm in the steering gear.

My V8 doesn't make any noises when you hit the steering wheel - I could imagine that this low movement is to be classified as "normal", or what experiences have you observed with your steering gears like this?

I'd be interested to know what your V8 can tell you about steering gear movements.

After all, 1200kg are on the front axle that the sheet metal or the steering gears move slightly in the millimetre range, should be normal, right?

Please do your work and check your V8 over the engine compartment - a second person is necessary.

Greetings Manfred.