[Neverhad1B4]

Hello to all and I hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving,

Two questions from right field about my SL500 (1998):

1. Does MB measure their horse power numbers from the crank or the rear wheels?

2. Anybody know why MB used recirculating ball steering instead of rack and pinion?

thanks

 

[Noodles]

The HP is at the crank.

Not sure why it is not rack and pinion.

 

[Neverhad1B4]

Did all classes of that time period use recirculating ball power steering? What do current MB's use?

thanks again.

 

[Noodles]

Most models by the 98 model year were rack and pinion. I am just guessing about the recric ball steering on your car as the SL500 of your vintage was not updated as a new model until the 2002-2003 models. Yours is a R129 chassis designation. The next SLs were the R230 chassis.