Couldnt find anything in the previous posts,maybe I missed it....
Has anyone been able to stiffen the steering of the W210 e55? I know that
steering on these cars has always been softer than lets say a Bimmer, but I almost feel that it has gotten softer lately...power steering fluid level is fine, actually if it is low the steering will be stiffer, any comments?

 

MAYBE A CLOSE RATIO STEERING BOX IF ANY ARE AVAILABLE.

 

Your steering damper is probably bad, it costs $26 to replace and 15 min to install. most peoples are bad and they don't even know it . Replace it and you should have much firmer more precise steering, did wonders on my old C36. Hope that helps.

 

am I missing something? I cant find any link to steering dampers for the W210 E55 ? I thought that the steering had an integrated damper...

 

no, its a cheap $26 replaceable unit that usually goes bad quite frequently. Most of the MBs use the same exact unit. hope that helps

 

Maxwerks was referring to a W210 E55.

W210 E55 don't have a separate steering damper. I believe it is integrated to
the steering system - pls. correct me if I'm wrong.

 

OB1, thats exactly what I was referring to...the diagrams I have show the damper integrated into the steering system..what I am not suer about is wether that means you cant replace it, or ??
Max

 

Ooooh ya, I forgot why. The steering damper was only used on the reciprocating ball steering systems used on most of the MBs at the time. W210 E55s was one of the first to use rack & pinion steering hence a completely different setup. Most other MBs had the steering damper seperate. I guess it can't be that then, perhaps check all your bushings to make sure they are still intact.

 

Moderator , kindly close this thread, Thank you