PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - 140 Series vibration

peter210 · #7 06-01-2003, 07:23 PM

I have '98 S500 and I have been experiencing the same problem. For a very long time I didn't pay much attention to it, but recently it really started to P me off. My tires were balanced 100s of times with MB weights on Snap-on machine and nothing. Never mind mentioning suspension problems. I take care of this car better than myself and there is nothing to look for. Driveshaft? Possible but very unlikely. I had a problem with the driveshaft on my '97 E320 (crap) but only due to dummy mechanic who took it off split it w/o marking and then never put it back the right way. Back then I felt vibration at low speeds already, therefore I don't see any reason for untouched driveshaft to just "go bad" for no reason. They last forever. On the other hand I have the same car with the same problem. Interesting isn't it? I'm pondering... When my tires were balanced I've noticed that the outside of the tires where the thread is does not spin evenly but "jumps" up and down as the tires were not ideally round. Defective Michelins? What do we do guys?