Mercedes Benz Truck GLK 350 Technical Problem # LI46-10_P-054502 Date: 120906 Steering - Scraping Noises When Steering Scraping noises when steering
Mercedes Benz Truck GLK 350 Technical Problem # LI46-10_P-054502 Date: 120906 Steering - Scraping Noises When Steering Scraping noises when steering Topic number LI46.10-P-054502 Version 1 Design group 46.10 Steering wheel, casing tube, steering shaft, steering lock Date 09-06-2012 Validity Model series 204, 212, 218 Reason for change Complaint Scraping noises when steering Note: Only affects vehicles fitted with a heat shield with aluminum ring as shown in Figure 1. File/Designation Mercedes Benz Truck GLK 350 29 Cause The steering boot heat shield with aluminum ring has loosened and is scraping on the steering shaft (Figure 1) If the scraping of the aluminum ring on the steering shaft is not the cause of the scraping noises when steering, the problem is being caused by other components. See other documents in Design Group 46. Remedy Replace steering boot heat shield with aluminum ring with a silicone heat shield without aluminum ring: Specify correct repla...