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Originally Posted by pawoSD
The primary cause of that happening would be a very-off alignment, caused simply by the tie rods being way off, or way worn out. I'd be inspecting ALL components. If you replace all the things you mentioned you'll be in pretty good shape.
BTW, the suspension between the 240D and 300SD is nearly the same...only minor differences. Same overall design.
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Thanks Pawo- I'm going to inspect everything, but not sure how to check ball joints. My FSM says something about putting a 150mm pipe on them, but from what I could gather that is after you disassemble them, and if I go that far I'm going to replace them. The tierods are easy to inspect. What about the other parts- guiderod mounts, trackrod mount, subframe bushings, etc. (may not be correct terminology) I will look for obvious cracks and looseness, but is there a correct way to test them if nothing is blatantly damaged or worn?
I rarely get around to fixing non emergency things so I want to do it once and do it right. However, since my 16 yr. old son is driving the car and will probably wreck it at some point, I don't want to waste time and money replacing parts that are still serviceable.-Scott