While I have a great Indie, I have always used the MB dealer for allignment and wheel balancing, Costs a few bucks more but the job is always spot on and know they know how to use a torque wrench, etc.
John Freer On 11/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In a message dated 11/12/2006 5:32:46 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What experience are you having with wheel balancing- I brought my 300D in for snow tires and they put 4 Dunlop Graspics on the car. The car, in nice weather, has Goodyear Triple Treads. When the Goodyears were on the car, there was absolutely NO vibration in the steering wheel. With the Graspics, it is notible at 45 MPH and annoying at 60 MPH. The Goodyears were balanced by the MB dealership and the Graspics by a tire warehouse. Anyone had experience with this- the Graspics are snow tires- should I expect vibration? Being balanced, they could still be out of round, and the vibration could actually be more severe at 45 than 65. First thing I would do is look to see if they mounted the tires with the colored dot aligned with the wheel's tire valve. This is supposed to get the heaviest part of the tire opposite the heaviest part of the wheel. If they didn't do that, you got a rookie tire person, and a bad supervisor. Along with this, I would not accept a balanced wheel with more than 2 ounces of weights on it. Either get another tire or move the tire on the wheel to a position that requires less weights The "road force" balancing method is supposed one of the best methods but will cost you about $70 at say Discount Tire. regards, Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 264 K miles 98 ML 320, 146 K miles _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
