Put the car up on the hoist at a local service center --- filled up the power steering pump - started the car and watched the fluid run (not drip) out of the top of the steering box where the steering wheel shaft enters. The mechanic told me that he knows nothing about Mercedes steering systems and wouldn't know where to begin. Does the steering fluid run through the steering box or is there something above that is running onto the shaft making it appear that fluid is leaking from it?

Mercedes Benz 300E Steering Gear Seal Kit - does anybody know what's involved to replace the seals?

I checked the car again and the leak is definitely at the steering box where the shaft enters - is there a break in the shaft or does the steering column have to be pulled back in order to replace the seal?
Tino
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1986 300E