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benhogan 11-17-2010 08:45 AM

Firestone has a lifetime deal for $179. Even less with the coupon from their website.

mramay 11-18-2010 08:17 AM

The guy I purchased my 560SEC from absolutely loved the indie nearby for MB alignments and had him do the SEC. The car drove just fine. I put a new set of 245/40/18 tires on the car and the fronts were worn down to the cord on the inside edge within six months. The indie had WAY too much toe out.

This one is going to the MB dealer. I have never had any problems with an MB alignment in 28 years.

edge 11-18-2010 11:41 AM

Thanks LarryBible. Unfortunately I don't have a level concrete surface, my garage is filled with all kinds of crap. A call around my dealer area yielded various pricing: Greenwich $250 (soak the rich), White Plains $150, Larchmont & Fairfield $130. I going to drive the car on the highway and if it's straight, I'll skip the procedure. If it's pulling, I'll take it to Larchmont or Fairfield.

RANDY P 11-18-2010 11:43 AM

another weird fact- cars are aligned from the factory to drift right so if you fall asleep at the wheel you crash into pedestrians and telephone poles instead of oncoming traffic.

rjp

Stretch 11-18-2010 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RANDY P (Post 2589704)
another weird fact- cars are aligned from the factory to drift right so if you fall asleep at the wheel you crash into pedestrians and telephone poles instead of oncoming traffic.

rjp

I hope that's not the case for RHD vehicles!

edge 11-30-2010 08:09 PM

The car is handling well with the new Michelins, no pulling, very stable. I am going to forgo the 4 wheel alignment.

LarryBible 11-30-2010 08:44 PM

Sounds good. I WOULD, however, urge you to keep VERY close watch on the front tires inside and outside edges. If the toe is not on zero, both will wear on the inside or outside edges. If you catch it early, you can simply set the toe on zero and correct it before your nice new tires are ruined.

Hope this helps.

DRICHFL 01-20-2011 03:22 PM

E420 inside wear
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by LarryBible (Post 2599234)
Sounds good. I WOULD, however, urge you to keep VERY close watch on the front tires inside and outside edges. If the toe is not on zero, both will wear on the inside or outside edges. If you catch it early, you can simply set the toe on zero and correct it before your nice new tires are ruined.

Hope this helps.

So Larry, I had a bad inside tie rod on driver's side of the 94 E420 in which I replace. I counted the threads and made sure it was the same as the one I took off. Since the replacement of the tie rod, my steering wheel has a slight tilt to the right and the car has a very light pull to the right. If I straighten or align the steering wheel to the left to make it center while driving, the car goes to the left. I have inside wear on the front and rear tires.

The last alignment I had done was not that great of a job anyway. I took it to a local alignment shop. I personally think they just took my money. :(

Are you saying that I can correct my own alignment problem without going to the MB shop. FYI, I got a set of 18" wheels on the car.

Peter Guenther 01-20-2011 06:06 PM

If you look at MB wheels you will notice holes around the perimiter of the lug nuts, that is where MB locates the laser tool, not on the rim lip. MB also centers the steering wheel with a fixture and work foreward from that. The tech at MB Palm Beach spent almost one half hour freeing up the the tie rod sleeve, I doubt any of the quickee shops would take the time. I was charged $134 for a four whell alignment out the door, and gave me a evaluation of the suspension.
I would rather pay extra from someone who works only on MBs, they also balance tires using a Hunter road force balancer.

mak 01-21-2011 08:56 AM

hi
anyone recommend a home use alignment tool for toe -in/ tracking and for checking camber, caster
mak


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