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Originally Posted by supercub
I adjusted mine and the slack returned. I know- CCW to tighten. I left a tiny bit of slack to be safe. I read in some other post about a large nut on the end of the box that has to be tightened to do it right. It is hard to see back there, but does anyone have knowledge about this adjustment? I have no play anywhere else but the box. My wheel is off center a little and I want to replace the rod end tubes, tires, an get it aligned.
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Originally Posted by martureo
No, absolutely not correct. Unless you have the box off the car and the pitman arm removed any further adjustment is going to be inaccurate and blind.
With the box on the car the adjustment screw is the ONLY way to remove slack.
That "big nut" (sheet metal) on one end adjusts the torsional friction of the input shaft. If you are even able to adjust that on the car (I applaud you if you could even try) the complexity and precision required is impossible to get in situ. Most of the box needs to be diassembled to adjust that nut properly.
Source: I currently reseal and adjust boxes.
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Thanks for the info. I'll have to inspect further on the other components, like ball joints and tie rods, etc...
I know the OP had a W116, mines a W124 chassis and 4MATIC version. Additionally all my previous W124s, W201, and W202 didn't have alignment issues (the C280 pulled slightly) but it had nothing to do with the steering box.
This is my first 4MATIC version W124, so I'm considering other possibilities since there's additional hardware in the mix on the front end.
W116 6.9 in the movie Ronin
