[W126 Coupe] Problem with 1990 560 SEC

[Henric aka 48hp]

All Mercedes Benz steering wheels/columns are off center, tilted to  
the left, off axis, not perpendicular to dashboard, favor the driver's  
door by design since at least the W116.

-h

On Feb 12, 2011, at 7:42 PM, stevetsg wrote:


> Mister McGoo,

>

> I think that it would be entertaining (to say the least) to sit Mr.  

> Monk behind the wheel of your car for a few minutes!!

>

> Someone suggested that when they drive long distances that they tend  

> to lean against the door which may be the reason the wheel does not  

> look conspicuously off center.  If by chance this anomaly was  

> purposely designed with comfort in mind what does this say for  

> German engineering?!!  Wow" That would explain in part why we pay  

> the big bucks to drive these cars.  As for the Camaro's wheel being  

> off center even more, I suspect that they might just be showing off  

> but that's just a guess.

>

> Ernie

>

> Sent from my iPad

>

> On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:22 PM, Mister McGoo <eelploot at hotmail.com>  

> wrote:

>

>> Tom and Stephen,

>>

>> What you are describing on your 1990 SEC is essentially the same   

>> with all SEC's from 1982 through 1991.  Furthermore, many cars  

>> "suffer" from the same kind of non-alignment of the steering wheel.

>>

>> The worst car that I ever drove was a mid-eighties Camaro.  Not  

>> only was the steering wheel cocked off-centre and off-parallel to  

>> the dash, but the driver's seat was not directly behind the  

>> steering wheel. So you were reaching to the left to grasp the  

>> wheel.  I imagine that after a day, you wouldn't even notice that  

>> either.  (I'm assuming that someone would actually drive a Camaro  

>> for more than a day.)  - Bellamy

>>

>> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

>> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:12:53 -0500

>> From: aztecpilot at aol.com

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

>>

>> Stephen,

>>

>> The steering column (and the steering wheel) on my 1990 SEC is  

>> mounted at about a three degree angle from the front to back center  

>> line of the car. That means the left side of the wheel is about a  

>> half inch closer to the dash board as compared to the right side.  

>> This will seem odd at first, but after a while one doesn't notice  

>> it. It seems Benz in fact did manufacture them in this manner. By  

>> the way, many other cars have a slight angular offset of the  

>> steering column.

>>

>> Best Regards,

>>

>> Tom Seitz

>>

>>

>>

>>

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

>> From: stephenw2 at comcast.net

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

>> Sent: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 9:40 pm

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

>>

>> I appreciate the response and will look into why this is.  The  

>> problem is that the left side of the Steering Wheel is closer to  

>> the dash than the right.  I find it odd if Mercedes made them this  

>> way, however time will tell.  I will provably take the care to the  

>> Dealer shortly.

>>

>> Stephen

>>

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

>> From: "Jason Mavris" <mavris2 at comcast.net>

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

>> Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 11:43:30 AM

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

>>

>> 

>> If the car drives straight, even if the steering wheel is cocked  

>> left. I suspect someone at some point may have removed the steering  

>> wheel and not centered it correctly.  If it drive straight you  

>> could attempt to correct this by removing the steering wheel and  

>> repositioning it.  That would be my thought. As we had a 420Sel  

>> that came that way, and after back and forth with the dealer. I  

>> called an alignment shop here in town that does work for another  

>> dealer. The guy on the phone made the suggestion about removing the  

>> steering wheel to correct it if the car dove straight but yet the  

>> wheel was cocked if that makes sense. Anyway, I removed the wheel  

>> and move it to the correct position, no problems. Even after an  

>> alignment was done some 80K miles later for when I had the brake  

>> struts replaced. Not needed but was done as a precaution. had no  

>> issues. But someone else may chime in that its something else.

>>

>> Jason

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

>> From: stephenw2 at comcast.net

>> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

>> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 2:54 AM

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

>>

>> I just purchased a 1990 560 SEC with 136k miles in great condition  

>> all around with all recommended servicing complete.  However, I  

>> have one problem thus far:

>>

>> It looks as if the steering column is twisted to the left.  In  

>> other words, when I place my hands at 10 & 2 o'clock position on  

>> the steering wheel, my left hand is closer to the dash than my  

>> right hand.  I called a dealer, they said it's possible it could be  

>> fixed or not and that it could be a bolt in the steering column  

>> causing the column to rotate.

>>

>> Has anyone experienced this before?

>>

>> Sincerely,

>>

>>

>> Stephen

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