Its pretty straight forward to adjust the box... I do it all the time, as
recently as last night on a 83 300D.  Heres the method in detail:

Start with a 19mm socket and a long set of extensions to reach the adjuster
nut.  Loosen the nut with a breaker bar or ratchet just a bit... maybe
1/4-1/2 turn, just so its loose.
Replace the 19mm socket with 6mm hex key and insert it into the adjustment
screw. With a 19mm wrench, hold the nut while you back the adjustment screw
out.  Start with 1/4 or 1/2 turn.  Your turning the adjustment out, counter
clockwise.
Now tighten up the 19mm nut again.

Go drive it and see how it feels.  You'll probably need to back it out a
bit more.

If you back it out too much, it'll bind a bit in the middle.  This makes it
very hard to keep the car tracking straight on a straight road, but you
might not notice it much driving around turns, etc.  Check it carefully.

This is also an excellent time to replace the power steering filter and
fluid.  I usually just suck whatever I can out of the reservoir, then
replace it with new ATF.  If its really foul, do this a few times, running
the engine to circulate the fluid in between.

Good luck,
Jaime


On Wed, 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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