Allways bad alignment!!!
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'13 E500 Coupe AMG// '17 E350d // '24 E53 AMG
Allways bad alignment!!!
My front tires are allways wering out outsides, and more alignments I do more I understand that almost no one can do a good alignment!!! 
Since 15500miles I had this problem, and started with the factory tires (continental sport contact)done a alignment, but then when I installed new tires at 20500miles I done again a new alignment, some 3000 miles later I noticed the same problem on the new tires (Bridgstone RE050A)...
Since then I done 3 alignments, 2nd one at the dealer, and the last one today on a tire specialist where I did all the other ones, and my surprise today the direction was on 20º (I don't know what this mean, I think its the vertical alignment) and the last time I was there they left it at 10º, this mean, my dealer just worst things up and I espected the oposite!!!
So, today they left it at 0º and I hope it would be ok now, but my tires are not so very good with 10500 miles only
Since 15500miles I had this problem, and started with the factory tires (continental sport contact)done a alignment, but then when I installed new tires at 20500miles I done again a new alignment, some 3000 miles later I noticed the same problem on the new tires (Bridgstone RE050A)...
Since then I done 3 alignments, 2nd one at the dealer, and the last one today on a tire specialist where I did all the other ones, and my surprise today the direction was on 20º (I don't know what this mean, I think its the vertical alignment) and the last time I was there they left it at 10º, this mean, my dealer just worst things up and I espected the oposite!!!
So, today they left it at 0º and I hope it would be ok now, but my tires are not so very good with 10500 miles only
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'13 E500 Coupe AMG// '17 E350d // '24 E53 AMG
Originally Posted by e1000
Wearing the outsides is also a symptom of low tire pressure. What PSI are you running your tires at?
I'm running with 2,35bar front (I think its bar!) , 2,5 rear measured today with a measurement tool.
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Oh I see it now. I thought both circles indicated wear. Yeah 2.35 bar front and 2.5 bar in the rear is plenty of pressure. Looks like you have a camber problem. Maybe you can ask the alignment shop to add in a little negative camber, or error on the negative side when doing the alignment. Does the car still ride ok?
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'13 E500 Coupe AMG// '17 E350d // '24 E53 AMG
Originally Posted by e1000
Oh I see it now. I thought both circles indicated wear. Yeah 2.35 bar front and 2.5 bar in the rear is plenty of pressure. Looks like you have a camber problem. Maybe you can ask the alignment shop to add in a little negative camber, or error on the negative side when doing the alignment. Does the car still ride ok?
Both the alignment shop and the dealer says that there is no problem with any part, only afination needed
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2013 c300 4matic, 2002 c240
i have the same problem from the start as well. i have yet to find a fix for this and just lost all hope after more than 5 alignments (paid for only 1 of them luckily). the dealer (2 different ones) could not find anything wrong. yet with my other family mercedes, they are perfect alignment and not once since ownership did they ever get an alignment done (and this is on michigan roads!). good luck in finding the problem, come back and share
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From: Fullerton, CA...Riverside, CA
2007 Honda CBR 600RR// BLK'03 C32K (RIP)// 2003 Acura RSX Type-S//1999 Lexus SC400//
i also have the same problem too...just doesn't seem like its possible to fix...done it more than 5 times and still having the same problem....
