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Originally Posted by rickmay
My question relates to many Mercedes in this age area.
I seem to remember that my 300D 's front wheels leaned into a turn, particularly, when parking, when you have the steering full right or left. Make a right turn and the wheels lean to the right.
Make a left turn and the wheels lean to the left.
Shouldn't both wheels lean INTO THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN? I ask, as I just had a whole new front end put on.
After getting the car back, if I turn the steering to full left, the right wheel is pretty much straight up and down. The left wheel is leaning to the left, and it seems to be too much lean.
Thoughts anyone?
Rick
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New front end and new alignment, with warranty? Then get the printout with the specs and compare to info available here. I don't have it handy but there's a few threads on alignment info for the W123s.
But you're also concerned about the geometry in the turn, when alignment is only static measurements straight ahead. You could go full-lock, take some pics, then turn the other way and compare. That'll give some measure of comparison.
I think the inside wheel appears to "lean into" the turn a bit more than the outside wheel, but that may be more perception than reality. "New front end" could cover a lot of ground with a lot of new parts and adjustments. Look it over, take pics, compare left to right, use a tape measure on your brake support rods, tie rods, drag link. With new parts and an undamaged frame you should be a +/- a few millimeters of factory spec - and those numbers are in the manual.