ugh, that would really suck... But yanking on them with all my might doesnt show any movement of the mounts. But thats with the wheel on the ground. Ill take it up and check tomorrow... I hope this cleaning situation isnt it though.

One other tidbit of info: My front tires wear on the outside front edge of the tread lugs on the left side. On the right side, the tire wears on the outside rear edge of the tread lug, but the lugs are angled the opposite way on the other side. The car has always done this to the tires I have on (Dunlop SP Sport A2), and this is the second set Ive had on the car. I get the car aligned religiously (except for this time when I replaced the guide rod to frame mounts), at least every 6 months, if not more often. It seems that the car diesnt stay in alignment too well... But Ive never been diagnosed, even by the dealer who likes to sell parts, with a bad balljoint, etc.

JMH

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (116k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
2008 ML320 CDI (199k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (267k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K), 1985 300D (233K), 1993 300D 2.5T (338k), 1993 300SD (291k)