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shimmy/slow 'bounce' at lower speeds
hey all,
learning more and more about auto DIY as this car needs more and more repairs... 1980 300CD w/ 267k miles haveing a noticable 'shimmy' type vibration at between 20 and 30 mph. i believe it is in direct relation to the right rear wheel because the tire has worn almost completely FLAT in the two weeks since this started. however i am not sure... i got all tires aligned back in march to fix an unhelthily fast wear on the left front tire but i think this is unrelated to any sort of alignment issue. i have been told to check into tie rods, control arms and ball joints by those who know little to some about MB in this era. need to know: * what is wrong * if its a DIY job, and, if not- * how much to expect to pay for parts and labor if at all possible i'd love to fix this myself, i have little more than $200 and am in the classic college scenario of paycheck to paycheck living. thanks in advance for all of the help! -billy
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1980 300CD 271k - running custom 2 tank WVO system for 2.5k ...relatively new to the world of diesel |
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First thing I'd do is rotate the wheels and see if the problem follows from one side to another.
Last edited by 300SDog; 07-13-2006 at 10:49 PM. |
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My car tires got out of round and did something similar.
It is easy to check, or ask a tire store to check them. Lift the car, set a straight edge like a yardstick on a box across the tread of the tire and spin by hand, if it moves closer and further away the tire is not round. It could easily be any number of things, but this is one that is often overlooked. You can balance it, and align it, but if it is not round it will still be miserable.
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80 300D 340K Owned 30 yrs 83 300SD 440K Owned 9 yrs - Daily Driver 150mi/day 02 Z71 Suburban 117,000 15 Toyota Prius 2600 miles 00 Harley Sportster 24k 09 Yamaha R6 03 Ninja 250 |
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Look at the tire tread as you spin the wheel. I had a car do that, and it turned out to be the beginnings of tread separation.
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I had it too...then my tire delaminated.
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine |
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My experience is that ~30MPH shakes are caused by out of round tires. Jack up the car and spin the tire by hand. If you can see that it's not round, then it's bad enough to cause your symptoms. From memory, less than 1mm of runout is acceptable, 1mm is marginal, and anything over 1mm will cause very noticable shimmy/shaking. BTDT with my one and only set of Kuhmos.
- JimY |
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