Been tracking down a rattle, thought it was my shift bushing again, but I finally tracked it down when I was accelerating with my hand lightly on the steering wheel allowing it to shake more than normal.

It rattles as soon as the turbo kicks in, and stops around 3200 rpm, it rattles louder if I take my hand off of the wheel, but still rattles if I am holding it, albiet lightly.

Is there a bushing or screw I can tighten in there?

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1985 300D (CA, 173K)

Dynamite Biodiesel Co-op, Phoenix,AZ

You can only feel this rattle... or you can hear it also ?

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1980 240d ,

chain elongation, cam marks reference:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/10414-help-i-need-check-stretch.html

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html

evap fin cleaning:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator

A/C thread

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html

I cant feel it, I can hear it thought. It seems as if holding the wheel moves it enough that something inside stops clattering around.

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1985 300D (CA, 173K)

Dynamite Biodiesel Co-op, Phoenix,AZ

Do you have an adjustable steering wheel or column ?

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1980 240d ,

chain elongation, cam marks reference:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=10414

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html

evap fin cleaning:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator

A/C thread

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html

No I don't

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1985 300D (CA, 173K)

Dynamite Biodiesel Co-op, Phoenix,AZ

Maybe a loose screw in the horn mounts. Look at funola's thread about his cell phone mount for pics of the interior.

Or a loose bolt on the top of the steering column bracket. There are two bolts that hold the column up. I think you can see them if you pull the cluster.

Or maybe miscellaneous debris in the area, like a coin or a washer. Pulling the steering wheel should be a straightforward task to inspect. Keep in mind the plastic collar is a one-piece glued, not a two-piece snapped, unit and needs the wheel to be removed.

Does the rattle go away / reduce when you lightly hold the horn push?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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