Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: Melburnian on June 10, 2020, 07:28:44

Title: steering problem
Post by: Melburnian on June 10, 2020, 07:28:44: well it seems I broke my 230SL .
My car is a 1964 manual. It does NOT have power steering. Yesterday when maneuvering to park at home I heard a noise that sounded like something had broken. It was when the steering was near to full lock.
Later when I drove out , the steering was heavy and the car was difficult to keep in a straight line. If I turned to the right it was extremely hard to turn back to the left, and so on. So I returned to the garage and looked underneath, but couldnt see anything obviously wrong.
Can anyone offer some suggestions as to what is wrong? Much appreciated.
Title: Re: steering problem
Post by: Cees Klumper on June 10, 2020, 13:36:26: Perhaps the U-joint in the connection between the steering wheel and the steering box/rack has come apart. Not sure exactly how you get to it, but that would be my first suspect.
Title: Re: steering problem
Post by: behnamlaw on June 10, 2020, 16:38:09: Sounds like the PS is not operable. Pulling to one side may mean other steering or suspension part failures as well so need to carefully inspect the suspension and steering components:
PS pump
PS box
belt
control arm upper lower
hard to say with the info
Title: Re: steering problem
Post by: twistedtree on June 10, 2020, 22:45:33: I think you just need to get under the car and do a thorough inspection. Maybe the idler arm came loose and you are massively out of alignment? Or some other suspension or steering linkage part has failed.
Title: Re: steering problem
Post by: ja17 on June 11, 2020, 03:52:00: Manual steering gear boxes should be checked for fluid level at intervals. They take 90W gear oil and have a fill plug. If yours is dry, you might have a bigger problem.
Title: Re: steering problem
Post by: Melburnian on June 12, 2020, 01:07:29: there is no power steering on this model .
Title: Re: steering problem
Post by: Melburnian on June 12, 2020, 01:14:45: thanks Cees..that sounds feasible particularly as there is nothing visible under the ar that looks damaged.