[R129 SL] Tire question

[Mark DeLuca]

Markus -

That hadn't occurred to me. The car is often idle, it has ~ 34,000 miles and
is almost 8 years old. I've heard of flat spotting, but didn't think that it
was a real phenomenon. Come to think of it I am on my 2nd set of back tires
and the problem occurred with both. You may have hit on it!  I guess nothing
can be done about it beyond driving the car more often?


On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Markus Meyer <markusfmeyer at hotmail.com>
wrote:


>

> How often do you drive the car?  Does it sit a lot?  Flat spotting on the

> tires maybe?

>

>

> Markus Meyer

> 484-919-9762

> www.meyerprobateproperties.com

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:03:03 -0500

> From: markdeluca at gmail.com

> To: r129list at mbcoupes.com

> Subject: [R129 SL] Tire question

>

> Question for the experts:

>

> My 2000 SL500 Sport shakes like the alignment is off when I first start

> driving, but then after a mile or so of driving the problem goes away and

> the car rides just fine. I feel the wobble in my seat. The Z rated tires are

> pressured to spec and they have decent tread on them. If the alignment was

> off or if I had lost a wheel weight, then I wouldn't expect the problem to

> melt away as the car warmed up. Any ideas?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Mark D.

>

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