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On 11/10/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BZZZT, WRONG > > Marshall Booth wrote: > > > David Brodbeck wrote: > > > >>To recap the story so far: > >> > >>To start with, the car went down the road straight as an arrow, but > >>vibrated at certain speeds. Also, it had been 10,000 miles, so I > >>figured it was time to have the tires rotated. I went to Les Schwab and > >>had the tires balanced and rotated. The car immediately started pulling > >>hard to the right. Went back to Les Schwab. They swapped the two front > >>tires, and the car started pulling to the left, suggesting a bad tire. > >>(Getting it replaced under warranty isn't an option, since the chain I > >>originally bought the tires from doesn't have a presence in Washington.) > >> > >>Today, I took it back again and they replaced the left front tire. The > >>old left front became the spare. It *still* pulls to the left. > >> > >>At this point, I figure the only thing left (besides just un-rotating > >>the tires) is to swap the spare (which used to be the left front) with > >>the right front, on the theory that they've simply replaced the wrong > tire. > > > > > > Pulling in one direction or the other is SELDOM the tire! > > > > Marshall > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, > 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D
