Jim, thanks for the reply. I personally have several W126 which have over 220k miles and no problems. I have only ever seen one that was worn out and it is on my 300k+ mile 300SD and it just has a pop when you rock steering wheel, which it has done for last 100k miles.
I am also concerned as that when I mentioned that there was an adjustment on the steering box the guy told me "That just tightens play in steering wheel." Thus I am wondering where this play is that he is referring to. I figured the lower bearing for the pitman arm could be bad, but figured it would leak long before it had excessive play. I will find out more when I pick it up tomorrow. Trampas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:20 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] W126 Steering box worn out? > Just got a call from the alignment shop, they said that my steering > box on > the 120k mile W126 was worn out and has a lot of play in it. I had > never > heard of one wearing out, I have resealed several leaking ones. Has > anyone > ever had a steering box wear out? I suppose they can, but that's awfully low mileage for such a failure. I'm told that if the box is adjusted too far 'tight' it accelerates wear such that it does indeed wear out very quickly. But whole lots of steering boxes go 2-3x that distance, and most of the replacements I've heard of were to try to cure leaks, not wear. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
