Re: [MBZ] W140 steering pulsing when cold?
On Apr 10, 2006, at 5:43 PM, dave walton wrote: My 94 S350 has started showing some steering problems when cold. There is a pulsating moaning sound as you turn. You can feel the pulsating through the steering wheel. It changes pitch with the engine speed. It is maybe slightly harder to turn. After about 2 minutes, it goes back to normal. I could go out on a limb and suggest the steering pump is going bad, but I've been wrong before with apparently simple assumptions like that. If it is the pump, is it fixable? Easy fix? Thanks -Dave Walton Classic symptom that its past time to change PS fluid and filter. Synthetic transmission fluid will do you some good. If you pull the filter and change it about 4 times it'll have all fresh fluid in it. Put a filter back in on the final change. It is possible that the belt is slipping or the pump is bad. I'm betting on new fluid/filter. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] W140 steering pulsing when cold?
Can you check to see if there are any driveway spots of oil? Mine is leaking a tad and spots occur under the drivers side front just back from the bumper. Looking at the 2nd rebuild now. On 4/10/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dave walton wrote: My 94 S350 has started showing some steering problems when cold. There is a pulsating moaning sound as you turn. You can feel the pulsating through the steering wheel. It changes pitch with the engine speed. It is maybe slightly harder to turn. After about 2 minutes, it goes back to normal. I could go out on a limb and suggest the steering pump is going bad, but I've been wrong before with apparently simple assumptions like that. If it is the pump, is it fixable? Easy fix? I'd start by changing the PS fluid and the filter. Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired) ___ http://www.striplin.net 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- John Freer Palm Springs, CA 1992 500 SEL 140K Stardust 1985 380SL 145K Blue Belle 1996 Sidekick 57K Kermit
Re: [MBZ] W140 steering pulsing when cold?
Dave you're one of the brighter guys on the list. You've probably already checked fluid level.Have you checked if the serpentine belt is loose or the belt is slipping. Is the belt tensioner set to the right tension? There was a procecure to do it on the Dvd. If you need it let me know. Got ya beat on a starter issue on our V12. One part number for it per the EPC. MB Dealer sends it to me. Have Bedford MB put it in because of some broken ribs. MB dealer starter is a direct opposite of the one they take out of the car. So they put the old one back in. Send the new one back to the dealer with a spare core from a 1995 I had. The 1995 starter matched up to the one they sent me. MB Dealer gets in two more starters and they're all the same - all 4 match. The one in our car is the oddball. Will try and jack it up tommorrow and pull it out to get the Bosch number off it. Possibly the previous owner may have had it in upside down, or just a wrong part that was butchered to get it fit. Will try to determine it tommorrow. James Zavesky - Original Message - From: dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 5:43 PM Subject: [MBZ] W140 steering pulsing when cold? My 94 S350 has started showing some steering problems when cold. There is a pulsating moaning sound as you turn. You can feel the pulsating through the steering wheel. It changes pitch with the engine speed. It is maybe slightly harder to turn. After about 2 minutes, it goes back to normal. I could go out on a limb and suggest the steering pump is going bad, but I've been wrong before with apparently simple assumptions like that. If it is the pump, is it fixable? Easy fix? Thanks -Dave Walton 94S350, 99E300 ___ http://www.striplin.net 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
