Thanks for the input, but the hose clamp was what I checked first On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The low pressure line is the most likely culprit. it has only hose clamps. > Rusty has the OE stuff or Mcparts has 3/8" PS hose for a temp fix. > > > > People often call the steering gear the "rack" and I assumed Dan was doing >> just that. >> My gearbox had never been touched - there was no need. >> I'll have to give it a good cleaning an see what transpires.There is black >> grime all over the gearbox. The the fluid stain is just below it,not below >> the PSP as I first stated. >> After I hear what you all tell me I suspect that one of the connections >> down >> there may be leaking. Hope I can get on these fittings with an open end >> wrench. Don't have tubing wrenches. >> >> . >> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:36 PM, David Bruckmann < >> bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote: >> >> There's no steering rack in a 126. MB didn't descend to those depths >>> until >>> the 90's when the accountants and marketing people took over. All >>> 80's-and-earlier MBs used recirculating ball steering boxes. >>> >>> The bit that very occasionally does leak on an MB recirculating ball >>> steering box, and usually ONLY after adjustment, is the pitman arm shaft >>> o-ring. >>> >>> When you adjust the box, the shaft changes position and this moves the >>> o-ring into new territory, often very rusty/grubby territory. Then you >>> get a >>> leak. If the o-ring survives the ride, the leak sometimes goes away as >>> the >>> ring finds a new "groove". >>> >>> W115/116/123 boxes are often neglected for decades. When they finally >>> get >>> adjusted, you can have a gusher for a few weeks. As far as I can see >>> from >>> the service books, most 126 (and all later models) had self-adjusting >>> steering, and should thus be less likely to ever leak at the shaft. >>> >>> D. >>> >>> >>> Dan Weeks Wrote: >>> > >>> >Hans: >>> > >>> >I have the same car, same leak. It's >>> >steering rack seals. >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX >> '82 300SD >> '02 RoadKing >> '72 T100 Daytona >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD '02 RoadKing '72 T100 Daytona _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
