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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Sure, but first try adjusting the box. It's free of charge.
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Except that the adjustment on the MB box is not a slop adjustment, it's a lash adjustment. It preloads the gearset. If the box is wasted, all you're gonna do is make it tight and wear it out even faster. My experience with these cars to date has been that 90% of the slop in the steering is suspension. Once all the worn out crap is replaced, the slop left in the steering is normal for recirculating ball steering systems. Jumping straight to ruining the steering box instead of fixing the underlying issues is a band-aid fix and will come back to bite your ass later down the road.