A 160 elegance stiff steering

[twoputtman]

hi all, my wifes A160 has developed stiff steering when turning left. was advised to change n/s wishbone but this has not cured the fault. any thoughts or help would be much appreciated.

 

[twoputtman]

update to earlier post. having checked out the uj's in the steering column and lubricated them the problem now appears to be somewhere at the top end of the steering column. had power steering pump checked and all is ok with this.

 

[npuk]

If this is a W168 previous generation A-Class have a look at the site below. It may have the info you need.

See question 34: http://www.aclassinfo.co.uk/mypage.3.htmhttp://www.aclassinfo.co.uk/mypage.1.htm

 

[BlackC55]

I expect it to be the lower column UJ. (even though you have greased it) They fill with water and seize up.

Its a new column i'm afraid

 

[twoputtman]

have since found out that that the nylon bush that cancels the indicators at top of steering column has broken into three pieces will have to see if MB sell this part seperately