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03-30-2007, 11:29 PM
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Car pulls to the right
2001 S430. Just went back to stock rims and Michelin MXV4s 2 weeks ago. Seemed to be fine. Now in past few days car has slight pull to R. Is this usually a tire balance problem? Do not remember hitting a pothole.
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03-31-2007, 04:04 AM
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lizem100, swap the front wheels and see if the car pulls to the left. If so, then it's likely a tire problem. If the car still pulls to the left, then it's likely an alignment problem. In either case I'm presuming the pulling occurs without applying the brakes.
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03-31-2007, 11:11 PM
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found answer
I eyeballed the tires and did not think any looked low. Today passenger front was flat. Pull went away after inflation. Now I have to look for the nail.
Ferdman- I like the idea of switching tires. Will thanks too
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03-31-2007, 11:25 PM
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A good way to find the nail is to fill the tire up with a lot of air and spray soap over it. It will bubble where the nail is.
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04-01-2007, 06:41 AM
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lizem100, it's next to impossible to 'eyeball'' tires ans determine that the inflation pressure is the same in each. Sure you can notice if one is 10psi lower than the others, but a few psi is not readily apparent. MB and tire manufacturers recommend checking tire pressure with a quality pressure guage at least once per month when the tires are cold, and especially when there's a dramatic temperature change. Every ten degrees difference in ambient temperature can change the tire pressure 1 to 2psi, depending on the volume of air in a given tire.
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04-02-2007, 02:53 PM
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no nail found! Is rim bad?
I went to the local tire store(NTB) and we put the tire in the dunk tank. No bubbles. No bubbles from/in the stem. We looked for bubbles in the bead/rim interface-none. The pressure had not dropped overnight but I still took it in. Every other time a slow leak was a nail. Of interest is this rim was remanufactured. I will follow the pressures.
Ferdman you are right about pressures-use the guage. Time will tell.
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