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Evaluate my tire wear? Does alignment look ok?
I am diagnosing a shudder when making a hard turn, and I wanted to start with tires...
I believe its time to replace right? The wear indicators are looking low... And I also found a bulge on one of the sidewalls. These have 42k miles on them. Does my alignment look ok or would you recommend I get another done? Tire 1: ![]() ![]() ![]() Tire 2: ![]() ![]() ![]()
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From treadwear, you're about ready. With the sidewall bulge, you're past ready for new tires. The wear pattern looks like what I get with the front end aligned to stock spec, however I drive in such a manner as to wear out tires in 20,000 miles. An alignment check is never a bad idea.
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Will get both of them replaced tomorrow and hopefully that resolves the weird wobble on hard lock...
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The D, W, and S are cut to different depths indicating when they have worn past their suitability for said conditions.
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For the distance travelled the alignment probably isn't too too far out. There might be a little bit of play somewhere throwing the camber out - but I guess you might turn the steering wheel before letting the wheels roll slightly?
Tyre 1 could have been over inflated All nitpicking comments for the distance gone - well done - you got your money out of them.
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my experince with mercedes,is to let dealer do alignment.how are your bearings?
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Years ago, I had a vibration when turning right on our old 87 300TD.
Replacing the motor mounts finally solved the issue. Jim
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