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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | PS steering connector to Steering Box One my connectors is loose and I have slow leak. How do I get a hex in there to tighten them and what size? | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | Re: PS steering connector to Steering Box Photo. Edited by emoynier 9/9/2019 2:18 PM | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | RE: PS steering connector to Steering Box emoynier - 9/9/2019 7:22 AM One my connectors is loose and I have slow leak. How do I get a hex in there to tighten them and what size? I've had trouble visualizing the exact part you are having trouble getting to. Also, the P3 picture vanished, probably too big. One thought that might help: When I was tightening up the adjustment nut on the power steering box it was nigh impossible to get to. The solution turned out to be removing the plastic fender liner and cutting a window into the inner fender wall. Bingo easy access to the pump. The plastic liner covers up that area so no harm done. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: PS steering connector to Steering Box Here is the photo! (IMG_0986.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_0986.jpg (101KB - 1 downloads) | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | RE: PS steering connector to Steering Box Looking straight up, I presume? That drip looks too clear to be PS fluid. Are you sure that is oil? The radiator can leak around the oil cooler fitting and get coolant over to that spot. Be sure what that is. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: PS steering connector to Steering Box 72 hours later the PS fluid reservoir is half empty. 7 days later it is empty. | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | RE: PS steering connector to Steering Box Looks like PS Fluid to me. | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | RE: PS steering connector to Steering Box It is. Do you know the size of the outer and inner HEX. So I can tighten. How do I get a HEX key down there? Bloody Hell. | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | RE: PS steering connector to Steering Box Looked at the situation on mine. I really don't see a way of doing this w/o removing the radiator. That, in turn, will probably crack the seals where the oil cooler goes into the plastic radiator side tanks. I'm looking at the same task, just because the tank seals on the driver's side are oozing. I have a new radiator and oil cooler hoses at the ready. Waiting for me to have spare weekend (yeah, right).
EDIT: Didn't check this idea out while under the G, but ... could the oil->air transmission cooler be removed to make room for a hand? Edited by AlanMcR 9/10/2019 11:49 PM | ||
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