Thread: 84 500SEL too much slack in the steering gear box.
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Old 07-25-2022, 12:56 PM
werminghausen werminghausen is offline
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
Be sure to turn the adjusting allen head anticlockwise to tighten. I have had good luck adjusting boxes with more than 300K on them.
Yes, I adjusted my current gear box CCW! 3 times with not noticeable improvement. It is leaking oil in addition and is the Gen1 gear box which has a limited adjustment capability.

Martin
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