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Forum: Tech Help

08-28-2002, 10:50 AM

Replies: 98

What's Left? C280's going off a cliff

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Posted By JimSmith

767Flyer, I was trying to identify the...

767Flyer,

I was trying to identify the circumstances that seemed to make your problem disappear, then reappear, then offer a postulated explanation. MB shocks are a little more complex than some...

Forum: Tech Help

08-10-2002, 05:59 PM

Replies: 98

What's Left? C280's going off a cliff

Views: 9,452

Posted By JimSmith

767 Flyer, Glad to hear the ordeal is...

767 Flyer,

Glad to hear the ordeal is ending, and that you seem to have found a reliable shop to have the car attended to when it needs it. I am also glad to find out it was not a Mercedes-Benz...

Forum: Tech Help

08-02-2002, 07:17 PM

Replies: 98

What's Left? C280's going off a cliff

Views: 9,452

Posted By JimSmith

Mark, Lifting the car up for a while and...

Mark,

Lifting the car up for a while and letting the suspension hang unsupported may be affecting the oil and gas pockets in the struts. I am assuming, like other MB's the struts have a high...

Forum: Tech Help

08-02-2002, 02:57 PM

Replies: 98

What's Left? C280's going off a cliff

Views: 9,452

Posted By JimSmith

What does not make sense is apparently lifting...

What does not make sense is apparently lifting the car up, removing the front wheels and putting them back on corrects the problem and makes the car work ok for a few days or hours. This would...

Forum: Tech Help

07-14-2002, 07:06 PM

Replies: 98

What's Left? C280's going off a cliff

Views: 9,452

Posted By JimSmith

767Flyer, The vibration you have described...

767Flyer,

The vibration you have described should have no effect on alignment, however, a badly wearing tire due to unbalance or other vibration could affect the straight line performance of the...

Forum: Tech Help

07-13-2002, 03:53 PM

Replies: 98

What's Left? C280's going off a cliff

Views: 9,452

Posted By JimSmith

767Flyer, Ali Al-Chalabi brings up a good...

767Flyer,

Ali Al-Chalabi brings up a good point. Some tires have relatively soft tread compounds, mainly those that are skewed to provide better traction, at the expense of wear life. These...

Forum: Tech Help

07-13-2002, 01:02 PM

Replies: 98

What's Left? C280's going off a cliff

Views: 9,452

Posted By JimSmith

767Flyer, Do a search for tire vibration or...

767Flyer,

Do a search for tire vibration or balance. There is a lengthy thread on the subject that describes a machine used at better tire sales and service facilities. I think it is a Hunter...

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