Steering column play

[Wagon]

Wotcha ladies ..right ,the C43 has really bad play in the steering column , on the table is.. , get bearings and bushes , strip and rebuild.. Or spend £320 ish and have a new MB column , tame MB mech to fit..any other pointers.. Ta.Paul

 

[nick mercedes]

Wotcha ladies ..right ,the C43 has really bad play in the steering column , on the table is.. , get bearings and bushes , strip and rebuild.. Or spend £320 ish and have a new MB column , tame MB mech to fit..any other pointers.. Ta.Paul

Is it not play in the box?

 

[dan1502]

If it's side to side it might be a bracket between the column and the bulkhead just below the the dash. I don't know if the C class has one but the R129 SL has and the bold being loose on mine was the cause of lateral play.

 

[Wagon]

It's vertical and horizontal, you can waggle the wheel up/down etc ,really bugs , especially on rough roads ..It's not rotational slop hence me thinking column bearings , have had a look re fixings , seems fine at the top end..

 

[Wagon]

Nothing doing?

 

[martyz]

adjustable steering column(reach) mechanism/lock?

 

[kth286]

you say especially on rough roads.

is it not just the steering damper ?

or the steering idler arm bushes - very easy fix.

 

[Wagon]

you say especially on rough roads.

is it not just the steering damper ?

or the steering idler arm bushes - very easy fix.

They've been done .. If the wheel is pushed all the way in the movement is less , at a standstill you can waggle the wheel up and down , bumpy roads make it feel like anti rol bar bushes are gone but all is fine under the car.