What are members paying for....

1) Reman steering box
2) Indy shop replacement bill, re: steering box.
3) Indy shop cost/bill to replace all steering box seals.

I've got a leaking steering box, and it needs to be fixed.

Thanks. Oh, and if anybody has a good steering box for sale...just sayin'

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Leaky? Where?

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Not sure...it's wet oily mess. I'm assuming that all the seals are bad.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Pressure wash and look. Sure its not seeping hoses?

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

I planned on doing that first. Before spending any money. I just wanted to get an idea of cost to repair, worst case.

The thing is oily top to bottom, including hoses, but I'll clean and take a better look.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

My oil cooler lines were leaking due to the worn out mounts and they leaked directly onto the steering box. Just thought I'd let ya know.

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1984 300D Turbo
1980 300SD Sold
1983 300TD Sold
Dagger 16 ft. Legend Canoe (for the weekends)
Marin Northside Trail Mtn. Bike

I would bet it is caused by seeping hoses.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

Not sure but close guess is

I had a new steering box put in to my old 79 300SD. ( G-d what a beautiful car!)

My indie bill was 400.


I am planning on putting a new one in to my 83 300CD sometime soon. There is some play in the steering and I like it tight when I hit highway speeds...........

FWIW...The Indie tried to steer me away from a reman one...........


AA

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

Aren't the re-man's like $600? How did you manage to have a mechanic put in a new one for $200 less than that including labor?

Our 300D could probably use a new steering box....its got a loooot of play in it. I'm bringing it in for "Free inspection" at the dealer sometime in the next week or so....then we'll see.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Yeah, my indy doesn't want to go the reman route due to cost. They want to replace seals. I'm going to make sure the hoses are weeping first though...

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

So,

I didn't pressure wash due to lack of facilities. I did however degrease the box, hoses, and everything else that got gooped up from the leak.

It's been a week or more, yet no noticable leaks, or weepage have occurred. It's random leakage apparently.

From what I can see, the leak does appear to be coming from the bottom of the box (bottom seal?). Hoses seem to be doing their job just fine.

So no one has been able to answer my original post, i.e.:

What are members paying for....

1) Reman steering box
2) Indy shop replacement bill, re: steering box.
3) Indy shop cost/bill to replace all steering box seals.

I've got a leaking steering box, and it needs to be fixed.

Thanks. Oh, and if anybody has a good steering box for sale...just sayin'

I'm looking for an idea of a reasonable amount to pay, etc.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

My shop charged me $260 for labor to replace the steering box, part was $780.

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1985 Mercedes W123 300TD euro Wagon 195k - new Daily Driver

1982 Mercedes W123 300D Turbo Diesel 259k - sold

1977 Mercedes W123 300D Diesel 111k - "Rayzer" - sold

Holy shnikies. Its like 8 bolts and a PS flush? $280?

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42