[R129 SL] Front End Shimmy

[Derek Lee]

Wheel bearings?

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Derek Lee
`86 W201 190E 2.3-16
`90 R129 500SL
`94 FZJ80 Land Cruiser + stuff
`97 FZJ80 Land Cruiser Collectors Edition
Elk Grove, CA, USA



> -----Original Message-----
> Hello SLers:
>
> My SL320 has a shimmy in the front end.  It starts to shimmy at
> about 68mph
> stops at around 80mph.
>
> I had the wheels balanced and the tires rotated, and the shimmy was not
> affected in any way.
>
> Does anyone have a heads up for me about what this could be?  Are there
> front end parts that are known to go bad or need adjustment after 112,000
> miles?
>
> I just would like to have an educated guess before I give my indie guy the
> car to fix.