[R129 SL] Tire question

[Markus Meyer]

I've been told you can do one of two things if the car sits a lot:

1) jack it up so the wheels are off the ground
2) pump the tires up to like 50psi (can't remember exact number right now) but I think the owner's manual lists this during "extended storage" conditions or something of the like.

Or, like you said, drive it more!  :)


Markus Meyer
484-919-9762
www.meyerprobateproperties.com



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Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:28:06 -0500
From: markdeluca at gmail.com
To: r129list at mbcoupes.com
Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Tire question

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



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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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