I have been visually checking my balancer on a regular basis since I found this thread. Yesterday when I started my car, I had a vibration at idle as I started the car, and when I would place the car in gear and hold the break down. reverse is more noticeable than drive. I had a friend start the car with the hood open and I don't see any wobling of the balancer but I feel pretty certian it is the balancer. I'm pretty in tune with my cars, and can usually tell when something is a little off. My car is a 98 e430 with about 62K on it.. I plan on calling the dealerships in the area tomorrow to see which one is the most consumer frendly, and I may just replace it myself, to rule it out so I dont get stranded somewhere.

any suggestions?

Sterling

98 e430
90 928s4 6.4 liter with VarioCam
http://www.928sg.com