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Removing and installing jacket tube - AR46.10-P-0400B

MODEL 210 up to 30.11.98 

Fig 1: Identifying Jacket Tube - Components
G04625052Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
REMOVINGINSTALLING Removing, installing     
NOTESInstallation  Replace self-locking bolts and nuts    
1 Remove cover under instrument panel   AR68.10-P-1500F
2 Remove steering wheel   AR46.10-P-0100B 
3 Remove instrument cluster   AR54.30-P-6015EA
4.1 Remove fanfare horns and airbag clock spring contact (A45)   AR46.10-P-0200A 
4.2 Remove steering angle sensor (N49) Vehicles with ADS or ESP AR46.10-P-0300B 
5 Remove combination switch (S4) and cruise control switch (S40)   AR54.25-P-2800EA
6 Remove jacket tube trim (99)    
7.1 Remove steering lock (37) Vehicles with mechanical key. AR46.10-P-0900C 
8.1 Disconnect ESC control module/motor connector (X54/7) With electrically-adjustable steering column (80).  
9.1 Detach heat shield from steering coupling Engine 112, 119.
IMPORTANTRemoval:  Insert bolt again before pressing out the lower steering shaft
AR46.10-P-0400-01B 
10 Unscrew bolt (25a) from steering coupling (25) TORQUE SPECIFICATION *BA46.10-P-1001-01B 
11 Press lower steering shaft out of steering coupling NOTES
  • Do not use force (hammer blows, severe a leverage), expand the clamping slot slightly with a screwdriver if necessary.
  • Only separate the connection after removing a the fanfare horns and airbag clock spring contact.
 
12 Detach lower nuts (71b) from jacket tube (71) IMPORTANT *BA46.10-P-1013-03D 
13 Detach upper bolts (91a) from jacket tube (71) IMPORTANTInstallation  : Attach all bolts and nuts (it must still be possible to move the jacket tube), then tighten the upper bolts first.  
    TORQUE SPECIFICATION *BA46.10-P-1002-03D 
14 Remove jacket tube (71) IMPORTANTInstallation:  Pay attention to the straight-ahead position of the jacket tube (triggering lug must point towards the combination switch) and steering gear.
NOTESLower steering shaft (80a) with light-alloy sliding tube (4-cylinder engines) 
Do not use light-alloy steering shaft as a separation point as:
  • The position of the inner slide in relation to a the outer slide is determined by a slightly offset tooth and therefore must not be assembled using force.
  • It must be possible to move the inner slide a easily in the longitudinal direction, refer to: ↓
 
    Detaching and attaching lower steering shaft. AR46.10-P-0500-01D 
    TORQUE SPECIFICATION *BA46.10-P-1004-01B 
15 Install in reverse order    
TORQUE SPECIFICATION Steering shaft

Number Designation Model 210
BA46.10-P-1001-01B Bolt, steering coupling Nm 20
BA46.10-P-1004-01B Nut on upper steering shaft with electrically-adjustable jacket tube Nm 110
TORQUE SPECIFICATION Jacket tube

Number Designation Model 210
BA46.10-P-1002-03D Upper bolt, jacket tube to body Nm 20
BA46.10-P-1013-03D Lower nut, rigid jacket tube to body Nm 8