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01-16-2006, 04:22 AM
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Replacing Ball Joints?
hey, I have a 1998 c280 mercedes benz. sometimes the steering feels a little wobble when going down the road, it doesn't always feel super tight. do you think it might be all the ball joints? if so, do you recommend only mb ones? or is aftermarket ok?
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01-16-2006, 01:14 PM
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How many miles on your car. I thought I had a loose front on my C230K, 78,000 miles. Turned out that I just needed new tires. PO had put on rather inexpensive tires.
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Bruce 2000 C230K 1970 280SL
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01-16-2006, 01:51 PM
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Start with basics such as cold tire pressures, tires and start checking. It of course could be ball joints but it could also be a number of items.
As Larry Bible likes to say: push, pull, prod each wheel. A bad tie rod end could easily contribute to that vaque feeling. Tip: If one componet is failing often another is also or close to failing. Haasman
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01-16-2006, 08:47 PM
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Mine was bad tie rod ends. Have to replace the whole center link/drag link assembly. With the wheel jacked up on one side grab the wheel at 3 and 9 O'clock and push/pull. If you have a clunk clunk then that is what I had. As said below, it could be other parts also. But this is a good test to start with.
Mike
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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine) 1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow) Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra
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01-17-2006, 08:57 PM
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I want to clarify what I said. My "inner" tie rod ends were worn. These are the ones about 12" in from the wheels. These you cannot relace independently of the center link. The outer tie rod ends you can replace seperately but mine were not worn as far as I could tell. And when I got the new center link it had new outer tie rod ends with it so I ended up with new ones anyway.
Mike
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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine) 1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow) Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra
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