My coupe was the same way. I dripped a small amount of Marvel Mystery Oil into the steering lock mechanism, and it's worked flawlessly for over a year now.
Luther On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:39:51 -0500, Scott Ritchey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On my 300TD, most of the friction was in the steering wheel lock mechanism. > With the lock cylinder removed, I squirted some light machine oil into the > mechanism and it really seemed to help. But I replaced the lock anyway. > > After having to have the lock assembly in my 82 300SD cut out, I never want > to have to do that again. I have a new spare (non-matching) cylinder that > I'll pop in at the first sign of trouble while waiting for one cut to match > the car. > > Scott Ritchey > > > -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine _______________________________________ 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
