[W126 Coupe] Problem with 1990 560 SEC

[Dean Slone]

Not Me, I have known about this "problem" for years.

Read answers #10 and #14 in the post

http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=759995

Dean

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "onboost1" <onboost1 at verizon.net>
To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:13
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 81, Issue 10



> Hmmm, is it Dean that's having the problem with the steering wheel?

>

> At any rate, I believe that what he is trying to convey is that the 

> steering wheel itself..

> - not the Colum

> - not the alignment

> - not the dash

>

> - The steering wheel is not "square"... in essence, when sitting in the 

> car, hands on wheel @ 9:o'clock & 3:o'clock.. you look at the left side of 

> the wheel and it seems further back or down than the right side, or one 

> side of the wheel rim is not level with the other.

>

> Measuring distance from the dash pad to the back of the wheel rim.. left 

> side roughly measures 9 3/4"  while the right side is 10 1/2" ..

>

> Is this the type of issue you speak of?

>

> Paul

>

>

>

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: <mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com>

> To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 12:15 PM

> Subject: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 81, Issue 10

>

>

>> Send MBCOUPES mailing list submissions to

>> mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

>>

>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit

>> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/mbcoupes

>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to

>> mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com

>>

>> You can reach the person managing the list at

>> mbcoupes-owner at mbcoupes.com

>>

>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific

>> than "Re: Contents of MBCOUPES digest..."

>>

>>

>> Today's Topics:

>>

>>   1. Re: Problem with 1990 560 SEC (Dean Slone)

>>

>>

>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>> Message: 1

>> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:19:30 -0800

>> From: "Dean Slone" <daslone at saber.net>

>> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Problem with 1990 560 SEC

>> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>> Message-ID: <943BC0B0B687482E9B9FB6C2F5407F2B at D2DXLQ51>

>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

>>

>> Read this post,

>>

>> http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=759995

>>

>> Dean

>>  ----- Original Message ----- 

>>  From: Henric aka 48hp

>>  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

>>  Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:44

>>  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Problem with 1990 560 SEC

>>

>>

>>  Here's a unique look at the C126 stripped.  You can see the two steering 

>> column mounting locations and where it breeches the firewall.

>>

>>

>>  cheers,

>>  Henric

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>  On Feb 11, 2011, at 7:26 AM, AZTECPILOT at aol.com wrote:

>>

>>

>>    Stephen,

>>

>>    Without going out into the cold garage to look at the steering column, 

>> I believe I can say the steering column has no bends, it runs at a slight 

>> angle all the way from the dash  attachment bracket, through the fire 

>> wall, and straight on to the steering gear which is mounted on the car 

>> frame. The steering gear is mounted on the frame at a position closer to 

>> the center line of the car as compared to the center of the drivers seat, 

>> hence it has to be angled to the right to mount the gear on the frame, OR 

>> have a complicated

>>    u-joint in the steering column. Benz chose the simpler mounting. Lucky 

>> for us, no u-joint to keep lubricated and possibly require replacement at 

>> some point in time.

>>

>>

>>    Tom

>>    The MB Coupes Website!

>>    W126 SEC Mailing List

>>    Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>  =======

>>  Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.

>>  (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16880)

>>  http://www.pctools.com

>>  =======

>>

>>

>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>>  The MB Coupes Website!

>>  W126 SEC Mailing List

>>  Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>>

>>

>>

>>  =======

>>  Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.

>>  (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16880)

>>  http://www.pctools.com/

>>  =======

>> -------------- next part --------------

>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...

>> URL: 

>> <http://www.pairlist.net/pipermail/mbcoupes/attachments/20110211/08f1fdc5/attachment-0001.htm>

>> -------------- next part --------------

>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed...

>> Name: not available

>> Type: image/jpeg

>> Size: 68634 bytes

>> Desc: not available

>> Url : 

>> <http://www.pairlist.net/pipermail/mbcoupes/attachments/20110211/08f1fdc5/attachment-0001.jpg>

>>

>> ------------------------------

>>

>> The MB Coupes Website!

>> W126 SEC Coupes

>> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>>

>> End of MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 81, Issue 10

>> ****************************************

>>

>

>

> The MB Coupes Website!

> W126 SEC Mailing List

> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>

>

>

>

> =======

> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.

> (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16880)

> http://www.pctools.com/

> =======