After some searching through Stretch's and my threads I finally found a picture which had the location visible.

You can see the machined flat just to the right of the shiny locking tool.


This is a closeup of the tool, but you can see just to the right the markings on the flat. The first marking is the "A."


Sometimes you do have to clean that surface off. The box in the picture was completely stripped of grime and wasn't repainted before it was installed. I say this because the markings are shallow enough that paint can obscure them.

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I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

Just to get it straight, so it is the stamped letters/numbers - AK2243

The "A" in front of the "K" suggest an internal stop.

Thanks!

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1983 123.133 California
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Thanks to all for the insights.

Mine is OK right now but I wanted to be informed about the subject.

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1979 300D 220 K miles
1995 C280 109 K miles
1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD
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1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD.
SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego)
1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD