You can feel it sometimes when you hit a pothole at low speed. Even if you don't really notice it, it's likely bad after all this time and you may find the car wanders at speed.

I did something like this on my W116 a few years ago, but I just used fuel line that happened to fit just fine. Robert's fix is more permanent- does it feel too stiff?

If you do this on a W116, you do NOT have to mess with the steering box. You can pull the steering wheel , remove the 10mm bolts you find under there, loosen the coupler and lift the top part of the steering shaft.

I need to do this on my newly acquired R107- I think that's going to be more of a challenge.

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