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When you say you can wiggle the card back and forth, do you mean from left to right? Or do you mean it can move back and forth in relation to the case (where the screw attaches to the case)?
Anyway, here are some other things you can do the next time it happens to help alleviate the problem.
Assuming the contacts pins in the AGP slot are loose, but still make contact, but not a tight fit:
1. Some carbon or dust build up may be present on your AGP slot. Use an electricial contact cleaner to spray out your AGP slot. Or use a fine grade of sandpaper (finishing grade 150 or higher) to gently remove any residue that are on pins of the AGP card. This may take 20 insertions or so. Then vacuum the residue out.
2. Take an eraser and clean the contacts of your AGP card before putting it in motherboard.
As a last resort, try this--but have another motherboard on hand or have your order ready as this procedure may leave your motherboard not working at all:
1. One the top of your AGP connector--using a picture of a PCI slot, since the details can be seen easier-- there are (although you can't seem them in the picture) pins that extend to the top of the connector. These pins which make contact to your AGP card can be bent to make better contact by simply inserting a blunt object and pressing down onto the pin slightly. However, take care not to press down too much, as the pin can come out of the connector. Just press down on one pin a little at a time, see if the pin moves closer towards the center of the AGP slot and then move onto the next. Its a time consuming process, and it you can ruin the pins if you're not careful, but it will certainly make the connection tighter.
If you a pin or two comes out of the slot, the pins can be reinserted by the same method--but only bent them enough to reinsert them.
Hope that helps...
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