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Old 08-06-2007, 12:58 AM
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weird alignment problem

So I removed the wheels on my 82 300sd today, and repainted the Bundts. Put the wheels back on, and all of a sudden my car pulls hard to the right on the front passenger wheel.

Too dark to see right now, but any common stupid mistake I may have made when doing this? Put all four corners on axle stands, and rotated the tires when they were replaced.

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I'd check the tie rods first. It's pretty easy to lift on the tie rod by accident if you are jacking the car up by the lower control arm.
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Old 08-06-2007, 01:44 AM
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Hmm...I'll check and see, but I don't think I came near the tie rods at all with the axle stands, definately not the jack.
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Old 08-06-2007, 04:20 AM
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Stuck caliper?
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If you don't see anything else, swap the two front tires. I have seen this problem many times. If the problem goes away, you are fine. If the problem moves to the other side, you have a bad tire.
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Unrotate your tires first. If you restore the original configuaration all should be the same as it was.
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Old 08-06-2007, 12:53 PM
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Where do you all place your axle stands when removing all the tires?
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Old 08-07-2007, 01:32 AM
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Unrotate your tires first. If you restore the original configuaration all should be the same as it was.

And it is, thanks for all the help.

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