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W115 steering column question
Hallo ALL
The car is a 1969 W115 200Petrol...you guys in the US have it as the 220 I have been having a 'clunk' from somwhere in the column...I checked the whole steering system and its definately in the column. These past few months I've been dismantling the car'sinterio as I plan to paint the car and get the inside redone... with the dash out I decided to trace the clunk... Inititally I thought it has at the coupling at the base of the steering shaft ...when I took it apart Isaw the nylon bushes and thought I'd found the cause..BUT...I then looked closely at the column proper and found that the free-play was in the shaft itself! The shaft is a telescopic device...a small rod inside a tube and crimped so that it will still transmit turning input but will telescope in a crash. Is there any way to repair this? My thoughts are running to putting this sucker in a 5ton press and 'crimping' it... any other ideas? Are all MBs built like this ? I usually see the normal crush tube. BTW I checked and the part is not in stock here... ordering it new would be twice what I paid for the car! TIA Anil |
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check
salvage yards. seems like an unusual problem to have.
tom w
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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Figure it was due to not having power-steering?... Needs more force instead of just 'switching' the box.
Anil |
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