Check the flex coupling, a couple of days ago it came up on the OzBenz
forum that one of those had completely disintegrated on a 126.
Rusty sells em for a 100 slides
] 300SD steering sloppy coupling
Check the flex coupling, a couple of days ago it came up on the OzBenz
forum that one of those had completely disintegrated on a 126.
Rusty sells em for a 100 slides
www.buymbparts.biz/ShopByVehicle.epc?q=1987-Mercedes-300sdl-Steeringyearid=1987%40%401987makeid=63
See below -- The u-joint on the shaft just ahead of the box is fine
unless there is some other coupling between it and the steering wheel.
I grabbed the shaft near the steering box and rotated it, the shaft the
other side of the coupling was rotating too, and the coupling was
tight. Car on
Unless the joint is completely and utterly shot, moving the shaft with your
hands may not tell you the whole story because you can't get enough leverage.
You should apply enough force that you are actually causing the wheels to
twitch a bit. Have someone move the steering wheel (engine off,
