All that stuff is new -- I rebuilt the whole front suspension and links.
Looks like the various suggestions might add up to just living with the
problem for now. I asked the Benz shop that did the alignment what they
recommended for the slop, he said after it all settled in for a week or
two to bring it back and they would check it out. I asked about
adjusting the box, the guy said "maybe."
--R
On 4/19/12 12:18 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Check the tie rods and drag link -- likely they are worn out as well.
Makes an amazing difference to replace them.
Should have been caught by the alignment shop, though.
Peter
On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Rich Thomas 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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