steering box adjustment

[redrocket]

need some help on this one,most steering box adjustments that i know of are tighten is clockwise and loosen is counter clockwise,but please correct me if i am wrong,maybe mercedes is the opposite,i loosened the lock nut and held it while i tightened down the allen head adjustment screw clockwise about 1/2 turn and play in steering wheel was less than before,but didn't really measure it