Hello All !
Im new to MB ownership and forums!
I recently bought a 2001 C220 cdi estate with 120k miles on. I've down a further 7000 miles but a couple of weeks ago I noticed the steering getting noisy. Then last week the steering became very stiff when the car wasnt moving (ie parking). My local MB specialist changed the pump which freed up the steering but the noise has returned (within 200 miles) and he thinks it could be the rack. At £1600 plus fitting plus vat I'm hoping it might be something else. I dont want to just leave it and burn out another pump. The specialist seems to think there might be a faulty valve in the rack which can only be sorted with a new rack. I'm thinking of going back to an Audi if I cant fix it without a new rack but I'll miss the MB if that happens. Anyone got any ideas...
Thanks in advance
Im new to MB ownership and forums!
I recently bought a 2001 C220 cdi estate with 120k miles on. I've down a further 7000 miles but a couple of weeks ago I noticed the steering getting noisy. Then last week the steering became very stiff when the car wasnt moving (ie parking). My local MB specialist changed the pump which freed up the steering but the noise has returned (within 200 miles) and he thinks it could be the rack. At £1600 plus fitting plus vat I'm hoping it might be something else. I dont want to just leave it and burn out another pump. The specialist seems to think there might be a faulty valve in the rack which can only be sorted with a new rack. I'm thinking of going back to an Audi if I cant fix it without a new rack but I'll miss the MB if that happens. Anyone got any ideas...
Thanks in advance