I need a new steering gear box, and I was wondering if a W126 gear box is the same as a W123 gear box. I have a 300D, and wanted to put in a w126 gear box and wanted to know it will fit.

I was wondering the same thing. they LOOK very similar, but if you have a parts car and the inclination, pull yours and see. let us know.

Yes they look very similar. I am going to a yard tomorrow and will probably pull a w126 gear and see what happens.

Seems like this was discussed before, and I think the consences was, they won`t swap.

Hope Iam wrong, as I see some low milage 126`s come into the yards.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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I don't know the answer. but are you sure you need a different box? They last a really long time. My dd has well over 300K on it and the steering is nice and tight. The correct direction to tighten the box is anticlockwise.

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Yes I need a new box. When i bought the car it had a little play in the steering. All suspension parts are tight and the adjustment was maxed out on the box. So i threw in a gear box out of a 240D, but now it turns really hard to the left and the steering just does not feel right. There is a yard here in NH where they have 7 or 8 w123s but they have been there forever and they all junked, but he also has some newer 126s and i was hoping to get a gear out of one of those.