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May 9, 2006 | 09:46 AM

pychynski

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Aligment

Hello.
2001 C-320 sedan with 35K.
Car has been 4 times in MB shop and still pulling to the right.( Brand new Pirelli P Zero Nerro.) Anyone has copy of work order that shows what needs to be done to correct it.
Best regards,
Christopher

May 9, 2006 | 11:18 AM

Blake P

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Originally Posted by pychynski

Everytime I see a post about alignment issues, I can guarantee what it's going to say: "My car is pulling to the right and my dealer can't seem to fix it." It is one of the most common issues discussed on these forums, with the only answer being that the roads are naturally shaped to slope to the right so rain will drain off. If you drive in an empty parking lot and it still pulls hard (not just slightly) to the right without steering, then you may have an issue. Otherwise, I would just chalk it up as normal and spend my time and money modding!

May 9, 2006 | 11:38 AM

pychynski

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Roads are naturally shaped to slope to the right so rain will drain off.
We all know that.
MB tech. agree with me that car pulls to right. They just don't know what is wrong. We change tires etc. And nothing.

May 9, 2006 | 01:28 PM

rlee02135

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get an alignment.
it will cost 200 bucks from the dealer.

May 9, 2006 | 01:43 PM

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I had the same problem and the camber bolts were replaced resulting in positive camber....solved the problem and made the car feel like it was on rails. A side effect of the positive camber is slightly more wear of the outer edge of the tire. Well worth the trade off as it was tiring on long trips to constantly 'steer' the car straight. The "road crown" myth is right up there with "it's supposed to do that in case you fall asleep at the wheel so it won't drift into oncoming traffic" IMHO. It's easy enough to go into a large flat empty parking lot and see if it still drifts.

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