The steering is really loose and sloppy on my wife's '85 300D. We knew this when we got it, and the big thing at first was that the steering box/gear was completely and utterly shot. Got a new one, had the shop put it in and it was like a new car. However, that's not everything that we need to do, and I'd like to get the parts for the rest of the job. I don't intend to do the work myself, but I'd like to get the parts myself so I don't get dinged by the shop for Extra Price Parts, so I'm curious, what are the wear items between the steering box and the wheels that I'd want to replace to tighten up the steering? I've got some guesses but I'll not distract the issue by throwing them out there. :) I (and she)'d like the car to drive like it's rails, at least as much as possible. ...we were kinda letting this slide, but we got some new tires last weekend, trading in these crapo Signet tires for some Michelin Agilities, but wear on the tires suggested an alignment was in order so we might as well renew the front end while we're at it.
thanks,
-tom!