Hi,

Can anyone give me hints/tips/advice/instruction on how to remove the steering box in a w123 83 300D turbo?

I am mostly concerned with how to get off the pitman arm and steering coupling without loosing the wheel centering or breaking the corregated steering shaft.

I am also curious about setting the center screw (described as #60 in the manual) correctly.

Is this a 2 person job? It seems that someone would need to hold stuff in place, as the box cant just rest on the pitman arm or coupling, and everything needs to be held inplace.

Does the pitman arm go in only one way, or can it be put on in any direction because all the splines are identical?

Thanks very much for any help you can give.

JMH

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (116k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
2008 ML320 CDI (199k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (267k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K), 1985 300D (233K), 1993 300D 2.5T (338k), 1993 300SD (291k)

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1980 240D, 197580 miles - "The Stuttgart Stomper"

Bumping, a 6 1/2 year old thread!

I left the arm attached to the steering box and removed both, then used an impact wrench on the bench.

There are a few threads/links about making a new center screw, if you're talking about the bolt that locks the steering gear in place.