[MBZ] 83' 300D alignment/worn out?

[Levi Smith]

Hmm...  Well I took a look last night and swapped out that wheel with my
crappy spare.

I couldn't tell any obvious looseness, other than perhaps a little side to
side (as in steering), but it seemed the linkage that I could see on the
right side was moving with the wheel.
So I think I may just take it to the alignment shop and see what they can
find for worn parts or otherwise.

I also may know why I didn't notice the cords showing on the tire before.
It's only on one spot of the tire (maybe 6-10 inches in length)  Which also
doesn't look terribly smooth(round) and happens to coincide with a bulge in
the sidewall that's been there since I got the car.  I'm thinking this may
also be part due to these crappy-ass Sam's club tires.  (they do say B.F.
Goodrich, but I'm not familiar with the "genuine advantage" line...)


Also noted that this crappy spare which is not the same size and was never
balanced rides much smoother (no vibrations on the highway) than the bulgy
tire.

On 5/1/06, JFreezn at aol.com <JFreezn at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 5/1/2006 7:24:04 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> levigsmith at gmail.com writes:
>
> So, I  was at the in-laws waiting for the dog to do it's business
> and  started
> taking a closer look at the wear pattern on my tires now that I've  had
> the
> car long enough (it came with near new tires) to notice.  All  have the
> correct air pressure and keep it.
> Well, the backs seem pretty  nice and square as should be.
> The front left is worn on the inner and out  edges, but still mostly
> there.
> The front right didn't seem too bad, till I  looked closer on the inner
> edge.  It's worn down enough that the cords  are showing through...
>
> It has loose steering, which I largely tightened  up last year via the
> steeringbox, but I'm wondering if part of that is  something suspension
> related now...
> So...
> Is this the normal kind of  "shake the wheel in the air and hope you can
> notice a loose part"?  Or  is there anything else in particular I should
> be
> looking for that might  need replacement, or good ways to identify that
> they
> need  replacement?
> Or should I just take it in for an alignment?
> And on that  note, is there any sort of rear wheel alignment, or is this
> strictly a  front-wheel alignment?
>
>
>
> Levi,
>
> Probably the bushings in the upper control arm are gone.  Jacking  under
> the
> lower arm should take enough pressure off the upper arm so you can  push
> in
> and out at the top of the wheel.  Rusty has the bushings separate,  but
> there is
> a good chance the control arm is damaged if you have driven it far  enough
> to
> wear out a new tire on the inside.  About $60.
>
> Don't spend for an alignment until you figure out the cause and
> repair  it.
> Mercedes calls for a 4 wheel alignment, many shops are not equipped to  do
> Mercedes alignments.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim  Friesen
> Phoenix AZ
> 79 300SD, 262 K miles
> 98 ML 320, 142 K  miles
>
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