[R129 SL] Wheel Balancing

[Phil Carbone]

The problem may be the tires Mercedes recommends. If you are using Michelin Pilots, there is your problrm. Mercedes has a bulletin out advising to discard this tire. I saw the bulletin at Costco.

I use Bridgestone Potenza with no problrms.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: William Ricketts 
  To: r129list at mbcoupes.com 
  Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 7:02 PM
  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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