Okay, stupid question here. I just did some brake work which required that I jack up the front of the car. As a jack point, I used that center beam that runs from side to side in between the engine pan and the transmission pan. Seemed like a sturdy frame member. I then put jack stands under the usual spots on the sides of the car, did my job, and lowered the car again. Upon removing the jack, I noticed that the front of the car is now riding higher than usual, and the wheels are seriously toed in (I think I got the terminology right - the wheels are angled so that the tops stick out, and the bottom sticks in - like a bow-legged cowboy).

I jumped up and down on the front bumper, in an effort to make it settle down, figuring the suspension is just a little caught, but no luck. Is this fairly normal, and will just work itself out after a few bumps in the road?

Thanks,
Dan

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1987 Mercedes 300D ~200K (Greasecar & Biodiesel)
1993 Ford F-250 7.3 IDI diesel 165K (Biodiesel)
1996 Thomas/International Bus with DT466 engine

have you driven it yet? should go away after driving

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1967 280SE
1968 250S
1971 280 SE
1973 220
1974 280 S
1975 450 SEL
1976 220 D
1979 300SD
1983 300 SD
1985 230 TE euro
1986 280SL
1986 500 SEL euro
1986 190E 2.3
1990 300 SE
2003 C230 K
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1987 560SEL
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1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON
1993 190E 2.6
300TD Former daily driver Totaled
current:
R320 CDI
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You're talking about the 87 300D in your sig? If so just take it for ride. It should go back to normal. Mine did the same thing when I had it off the ground.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

Thanks for the reassurance. I haven't driven it yet, and just wanted to get a quick reality check before hitting the road.

Thanks!

Dan

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1987 Mercedes 300D ~200K (Greasecar & Biodiesel)
1993 Ford F-250 7.3 IDI diesel 165K (Biodiesel)
1996 Thomas/International Bus with DT466 engine

As soon as you move the car a few feet it will go back to normal.

you sure you didn't jack up under the drag link?

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'83 240D 264k on 100% biodiesel/ 31mpg
83 300D 217K the $800 gem
'82 300D 267K the new WVO project car finished and driving for free
International tractor B275 on B100
Ford 555 backhoe on B100
Sargent 25 ton Rough Terrain crane on B50

Um... no. I didn't jack it up by the drag link.

I know I asked a stupid question, but I'm not a TOTAL dumb-ass! I just have dumb-assed tendencies

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1987 Mercedes 300D ~200K (Greasecar & Biodiesel)
1993 Ford F-250 7.3 IDI diesel 165K (Biodiesel)
1996 Thomas/International Bus with DT466 engine

Didn't mean anything by it, just that I've jacked up my cars, many times and never saw the wheels do what you said.

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'83 240D 264k on 100% biodiesel/ 31mpg
83 300D 217K the $800 gem
'82 300D 267K the new WVO project car finished and driving for free
International tractor B275 on B100
Ford 555 backhoe on B100
Sargent 25 ton Rough Terrain crane on B50

Count on it, rear does the same thing.

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84 CD

Same thing happenned to me when I painted my wheels...kind of freaky isn't it?

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1984 300D turbo, 250K
1971 MGBGT, 101K
2007 VW Jetta, 4K

I had my car on the lift at my friends garage last week, and noticed that all four wheels were sagging and towed in substantially.
Of course I immeadiatly paniced thinking that somthing was wrong (not an unusual reaction given that somthing is usually wrong when you drive a 25 yo car).
I was about to open my mouth and say somthing stupid when I realized that the suspension goes up AND down during driving and that this was normal.

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1982 300D Turbo
1983 300D Turbo

personally i am only about 29% dumb ass.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.