I have an 83 300D with 279000 miles on it. When I rotated my tires in October, I noticed the inside edge of the front right tire was worn on the inside edge. Also, with the rear tires now up front the car started pulling to the right. I checked the pressure and swapped the front left with the front right and it still pulled to the right.

I had an alignment done at the indy shop I've been going to for over 20 years. They said the tie rods were frozen. They got one to move but I needed to replace the other. I ordered a genuine MB part, replaced it and brought the car back to the shop. They charged me for the alignment and 3/4 hour for monkeying with the tie rods. This brings us to late November.

I pick up the car after hours and...it's still pulling to the right. With the holidays and all, I decide to drive the car sparingly and call in January for another alignment. I go, and the car is on the rack for over an hour and they call me into the back. The car still pulls to the right with all alignment settings within MB specs. I ask if there's anything wrong with the car since all the suspension parts are less than a decade old and both front calipers have been replaced within the last 18 months. I am told no, the car is fine. The tech explains the settings he's going to use to fix the problem. I agree and go back to wait for him to finish.

I get the car back, am charged for another alignment plus .8 of an hour labor. And...it stills pulls to the right! Mildly, but it's definitely going right.

Here are the 2 questions:

1. Is there something wrong with the car? Is anyone else experiencing this? The settings that are out of spec are Front left camber -.6%, Rear left camber +1.8, Rear right camber +.7

2. Am I getting raked here? I inquired why I was getting charged again for an alignment and was told that it wasn't their responsibility since the car would not drive straight under factory specs.

All help/comments greatly appreciated!

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Rich

83 300D
98 E320 Wagon