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Alignment question? 200

posted by  dash on  Tue Apr 22 07:56 CST 2003
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Several weeks ago I changed the balljoints on my 1992 245 DL and had the wheels rotated, balanced and the front end aligned last weekend. Now when I'm cruising the front end pulls a little to the left. The tires have about 5,000 miles on them. Is there anything I can do to find out if the tires are the problem or the alignment?








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    Alignment question? 200

    posted by  someone claiming to be MittenHed on  Tue Apr 22 09:48 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    Before you touch a jack or a lug wrench, try a tire pressure guage. Sometimes the simplest things get overlooked.








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    Alignment question? 200

    posted by  Aye Roll on  Tue Apr 22 08:40 CST 2003
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    Yeah, swap the tires left-for-right and see if the pull changes. IF so, you could have a bad tire.
    Also there is the possibility that soemthing's loose in the rear axle. I always suspect trailing arm bushings. When these are bad, the rear axle can "steer" a bit- it literally turns in its mounts and can angle the car differently, sometimes it pushes one way under power, the other way when braking. If it is loose, this throws off the "thrust line" that shops use to align the front wheels. Essentially it is the reference angle for all front end measurements- and if it can move around the results are unpredictable. Get it up in the air and see if there is any movement in these big bushings where the axle meets the lower trailing arms. A big pry bar will immediately show any play here.
    The bushings are cheap, but the labor can be a bit pricy. Expect 1 to 1.5 hours per side.
    Good luck!
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    Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '86 244DL- 215K, 87 244DL- 230K, 88 744GLE- 198K, 91 244 180K








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      Alignment question? 200

      posted by  dash on  Wed Apr 23 01:07 CST 2003
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      Yes, I'm well aware of the TABs as I replaced them on my 1985 244 about 3 months ago. I hate the thought of doing it again but at least this time I won't replace the torque rod bushings and panhard at the same time. I will do the pry bar test this weekend. Thanks!







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