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wobble
Today while driving (accelerating onto freeway) the car W124 E300D started to shake side to side like its going to fall apart, I could not reproduce the fault at any situation and drove smoothly. Checked the D shaft flex joints and they look good - the centre bearing looks ok too.
I did refill a rear tire to full 28 psi - it was near 15psi when the incident happened. |
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Wobbles can be attributed to tyres, thought I had all sorts of problems till I replaced the two front tyres on my 450 SEL.
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Have a good look at each tire. A defect in a tire can cause lots of vibration, shaking, or pulling.
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Andrew '04 Jetta TDI Wagon ![]() '82 300TD ~ Winnie ~ Sold '77 300D ~ Sold
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tyres are nearly new, I think it was caused by the low pressure on one tyre
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X2 You could have a bubble in the tread from delaminated belts. Why was the tire so low on pressure? Probably the same reason as the wobble.
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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort.... ![]() 1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket. 1980 300D now parts car 800k miles 1984 300D 500k miles ![]() 1987 250td 160k miles English import ![]() 2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles ![]() 1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo. 1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion. Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving |
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it could take less than one day to damage a tire if driven in a low pressure condition. they generate MASSIVE heat into the rubber and damage is very quickly peaked. especially when it's a front tire. have the low tire examined by a tire shop, preferably the shop that installed the tire, perhaps they can get you a replacement for free.
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