I did, and could have suffered the same fate as you. Turns out one of the tires I rotated from rear to front had lived on the rear axle too long, and the inside edge had worn down to the belts in one spot about three inches long, and a separation had started. Had a good spare, paid shop to balance all four, and back on the road about 60 minutes later. New tires are on the agenda...
-Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of R A Bennell Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 12:30 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire Shop Recommendation in WDC Area Do get them checked. I had a problem like that on a road trip once years ago and it turned out that the tread was separating. We blew a tire at high speed. Stopped safely and all but it was a bit of excitement I could live without repeating. Randy On 03/11/2010 8:05 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: > Dieselvolk, > > I'm on a business trip in The Capital (aka The District, aka Taxation Without Representation) and I need to have a couple of tires balanced on my '87 300TD. I decided to rotate the tires before the 540 mile drive, and that little voice tried to tell me that I'd need to get the tires balanced after the rotation, but I ignored it. Sure enough, once my velocity exceeds about 65 mph, I've got slight vibration and noise from the front axle. Would be nice to correct that before the 540 mile trip back south. > > What says the gathered wisdom? Find nearest Walmart/SearsAuto/Pepboys? > > Very respectfully, > /s/ > Max Dillon > Washington DC (for another day or two) > '87 300TD, 321k miles > > > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
