I have a '94 E320 wagon that I've been working on resurrecting for the past two years. It had a burned wiring harness behind the dash which was a huge pain to replace, but the condition of the body and interior made the purchase in that state worth the risk.

The car has had sloppy steering since I've had it running. I replaced both outer tie rods and have replaced the idler bushing assembly as well, but there is still slop in the steering.

I took the car to a trusted indie mechanic who said the steering box is the source of the problem. He recommends replacement with an MB rebuilt unit as his experience with "rebuilt" boxes from other sources has been poor.

In looking through the archives it appears there is some adjustment possible in the steering box on these cars, but the threads I found were not very helpful with really no one reporting back what success this adjustment had in fixing the problem on their cars. If this seems to correct most of the issues folks have with this problem I'm willing to take a stab at this first before cashing in my retirement for a new steering box.

The other question is if anyone can recommend a good source for rebuilt boxes outside of the MB ones given that the cost is about three times what I paid for the car.