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Driver Side Front Tire Wear (inner)

Old 10-06-2015, 11:14 AM
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Looking for some help here,

My driver side front tire is continuously wearing on the inside much more than the passenger side. I took it to MB Sugarland (Texas, US) at 60000K miles and they told me that the bushings were torn and the caster arms were bent as well. I thought that after replacing these parts and doing the alignment the issue should be fixed (...i was wrong) - I had new tires put on before i went to MB and its only been 6K miles since they 'fixed' the problem. Looking for some insight on to what else it might be, and help is appreciated.

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Old 10-06-2015, 11:18 AM
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I am not a suspension expert. But based on my knowledge from suspension, it could a worn strut and springs, endlinks, tie-rods etc.


First thing to check is always to make sure you have the right tire pressure, alignment, tire balance.


If the replacement didn't solve the issue, dealer should warrant your tires.
Old 10-07-2015, 03:34 PM
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Do you have the before & after alignment readings ? Most aligners give these out. I would ask MB for them if not.

The after readings should tell the story whether the wheel was within specifications.

In any case I would take the problem back to MB for any explanation.
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So my car is currently at Benz, their lead technician took it out for a drive with me and noticed that the car is pulling to the right more aggressively than it should. He kept blaming my tires (granted all weather are not the best), but my argument was the tires should be wearing evenly. Reluctantly, they took it in and will look at the alignment etc. I should get my car back on Friday - current loaner car is the 2015 C300.

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