Group, I am surprised that I have not been able to find any info on changing the steering coupling on my 107 Mercedes. I have found some vague suggestions that it is easier to drop the steering box then to pull the shaft but this was a post for a 126 not a 107 witch is built like a watch. I have looked at the steering box and it looks Major, Major! to drop this box. I have a Benz shop Manuel, it shows how to remove the steering box witch includes removing the exhaust, dismantling the tie rod system as well as the oil lines are rigidly fastened down to the fender and can not be well accessed without removal of some of the AC components. These instructions are for dropping the box not changing the coupling. My shop Manuel also shows removal of the steering column, it too looks quite involved too but seems more doable. The weird thing is I can not find in my shop Manuel any procedure for changing the steering coupling so I am left to guess weather to do the steering box or the steering shaft and column? Either way it looks like the coupling gets replaced.
Has any one ever changed their steering coupling on a 107 V8 and if so witch direction did they take? help at this venture would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks , Bruce Buchanan
1986 560SL 102K