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GTO71
Member
Date registered: Jan 2015
Location: DC Metro Area
Vehicle(s): W463, W210, W204, W123, W123 (sold)
Posts: 47
| Steering Shaft Disassembly
2002 W463 G500, I am going to replace the steering Colum boot on the firewall. WIS shows it being very easy, lock steering wheel and remove two bolts, upper and lower from shaft and, remove and slide on new boot. On the W463 does the shaft need much effort to pry off? |
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AlanMcR
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| RE: Steering Shaft Disassembly
Should be relatively easy. Note that the bolts have to come all the way out. The joint is designed so that the bolt, even if loose, prevents separation.
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GTO71
Member
Date registered: Jan 2015
Location: DC Metro Area
Vehicle(s): W463, W210, W204, W123, W123 (sold)
Posts: 47
| RE: Steering Shaft Disassembly
Thanks, It looks very easy, WIS does not state anything about prying, it just says disconnect. My boot was totally ripped in back at the firewall. I am not sure how water did not get in when I was fording in a creek this past summer. |
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa
| RE: Steering Shaft Disassembly
Hello GTO71
I did the replacement on my 2004 G500
Please see the post here:
http://www.pointedthree.com/disc/forums/showthread.asp?tid=23797&po... |
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GTO71
Member
Date registered: Jan 2015
Location: DC Metro Area
Vehicle(s): W463, W210, W204, W123, W123 (sold)
Posts: 47
| Re: Steering Shaft Disassembly
Thanks very much for the post fermweh....I owe you a cold one! |
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa
| Re: Steering Shaft Disassembly
GTO71 - 11/17/2020 5:05 PM
Thanks very much for the post fermweh....I owe you a cold one!
Cool, come on down here.....we like cold ones :-)
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imjustdave
Regular
Date registered: Feb 2012
Location: Bonney Lake Washington USA
Vehicle(s): 2004 G500, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2006 Ram 3500.
Posts: 77
| RE: Steering Shaft Disassembly
GTO71 - 11/11/2020 7:23 PM
2002 W463 G500, I am going to replace the steering Colum boot on the firewall. WIS shows it being very easy, lock steering wheel and remove two bolts, upper and lower from shaft and, remove and slide on new boot. On the W463 does the shaft need much effort to pry off?
You should check out this thread, I just added some photos and my steps.
http://www.pointedthree.com/disc/forums/showthread.asp?tid=23797
To directly answerer your Q I needed to use light tapping, about as much as would be needed to drive a nail in sheetrock. |
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