Until it looks clean, yes... it takes some time to flush out 30 year old fluid!
Jaime On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Whoa! You replace the PS fluid at every oil change? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 8:18 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, when you reach the point that the adjustment screw won't back out > anymore, its time to rebuild/replace the box. I've only experienced this > once after owning dozens of these cars. You can usually adjust it to be > perfect or at least acceptable. > > There is a factory procedure for adjusting the box... it involves a torque > wrench at the steering wheel and removal of the pitman arm. Its a nice way > to do it, if you have the tools and the time. > > But again, make sure you're changing the fluid frequently. Most cars have > never seen a fluid change, which certainly doesn't help the life of the > box. I generally suck out what I can and replace it every time I change > the oil. I keep a gallon of generic ATF on hand just for this purpose. > > Jaime > > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > So when should a steering box be replaced? Is there a time when you just > can't adjust out the slop? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 8:01 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
