Very little play in either of mine (124 and 126); 'trip to Raleigh and back
on the 126 today; ever so slight pressure left or right on wheel at cruise
puts it right where I want it. 'Feels much like flying.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hendrik & Fay" <heni...@ozemail.com.au>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SD steering slop
There is supposed to be a little bit of play in the steering, over
adjusting the steering box may well lead to premature wear and/or locking
of the box at full turn.
Proper alignment is important, to ensure the car drives straight with a
slight movement to the right for you and left for us.
Hendrik
who doesn't mess with the steering box
On 19/04/12 08:57, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
When I did my front end rebuild all was well except for the steering
slop. I just tighten up the adjustment screw a bit and it eliminated the
slop but the steering still doesn't feel quite right.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 18, 2012, at 6:57 PM, Rich
Thomas<richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote:
OK the SD is all finished, I had to replace LF brake caliper as one
piston was pretty much frozen. All new suspension and steering bits, an
alignment done. Car drives well except there is still a fair amount of
slop in the steering. The u-joint on the shaft just ahead of the box is
fine, I can rotate the steering shaft right at the box and no response
from the box. It is not a lot, but maybe 2in at the top of the steering
wheel, and it is really dead.
I am thinking the steering box needs to be adjusted, but with all the
scary stories about buggering the box I am reluctant to do that. But
with all the work, and it still feeling a little sloppy, well, I would
like to get rid of that slop. If the box is already shot, then adjusting
it would not do much to make it worse I figure, unless the way it is is
sorta the way it should be (I think not).
On another subject, I put in (another) air cleaner mount, but the air
cleaner is shaking quite a bit at idle, which I figure will break this
one at some point. I have no idea if the engine damper is working
correctly or not, should I just get a new one and replace it?
--R
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