[R129 SL] Wheel Balancing

[Ralph Foster]

I Have had the same problem with mine. I have a 97 SL with the AMG 18"
monoblock wheels. After I get new tires and they are balanced at the tire
shop I take them to my MB dealer who has the right machine and they get them
spot on. It is the best $50.00 I spend.
 
 

Ralph Foster  
ralph.foster at cox.net

1997 SL

1999 E320

-----Original Message-----
From: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of William Ricketts
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 5:02 PM
To: r129list at mbcoupes.com
Subject: [R129 SL] Wheel Balancing


I've recently bought a 98 SL500 (45k mi, great shape) and had difficulty
keeping the tires that came with it in balance.  I've replaced the tires and
am now having the same problem with the new ones.  After the second balance
on these, vibrations were very noticable at around 65 mph, after only 500
miles.  Today, I had the tires re-balanced (the rears were only off 1/2 oz)
and the vibrations are gone again, at least for now.
 
Are these cars oversensitive to this, or what?  Has anyone experienced a
similar problem?  If so, what did you do about it?
 
Any help would be very appreciated, I'm guessing this latest balancing won't
last either...Bill

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