Tire wear on drivers side front inside part of tire.. 3 other tires just fine?
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2013 Mercedes benz ML350 4Matic
Tire wear on drivers side front inside part of tire.. 3 other tires just fine?
I replaced all 4 tires on my 05 C240 4 MATIC Nov of 2013. I was told I got an alignment with that purchase... but I'm not positive they actually did anything as far as the alignment.
The front drivers side tire has worn out on the inside of the tire (closest to the the engine). Very strange as the other 3 tires have barely worn at all and there is NO uneven wear on the other three.
Has anyone experienced this same problem? If so, any help would be greatly appreciated. I purchased Cooper tires as they were a better tire. Out the door I spent $600.
Thanks guys!
The front drivers side tire has worn out on the inside of the tire (closest to the the engine). Very strange as the other 3 tires have barely worn at all and there is NO uneven wear on the other three.
Has anyone experienced this same problem? If so, any help would be greatly appreciated. I purchased Cooper tires as they were a better tire. Out the door I spent $600.
Thanks guys!
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2013 Mercedes benz ML350 4Matic
I've been doing some research. Is it true that you are unable to perform an alignment adjustment on the 4matic's due to suspension components/alignment components are not adjustable from the factory??
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I dont think merc would design something like that...
but to the problem. i had a car which would do the same thing, literally the steel would come out of the tyres after a long journey. finally had a professional wheel alignment guy have a look at it and turned out to be the subframe was slightly bent. fixed it and never bought a new tyre after a long journey again....
but to the problem. i had a car which would do the same thing, literally the steel would come out of the tyres after a long journey. finally had a professional wheel alignment guy have a look at it and turned out to be the subframe was slightly bent. fixed it and never bought a new tyre after a long journey again....
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On the fronts, from what I understand there is no way to adjust castor. Camber is done in increments with special bolts. Only thing to really adjust is the toe-in. That being said...
I had the same problem on both front tires, and that was with an alignment at the same time as new tires. After something like 7~8000 miles I happened to see the front tires from a little ways away and saw belts coming out of the inside. The outsides and middle looked almost new. Took it to a different alignment place and they said the toe-in was off just slightly (too much toe in). I think there needs to be zero toe-in if I remember correctly. Apparently that was all it took, because the second set of new tires appears to be doing much better after 6~7000 miles.
I had the same problem on both front tires, and that was with an alignment at the same time as new tires. After something like 7~8000 miles I happened to see the front tires from a little ways away and saw belts coming out of the inside. The outsides and middle looked almost new. Took it to a different alignment place and they said the toe-in was off just slightly (too much toe in). I think there needs to be zero toe-in if I remember correctly. Apparently that was all it took, because the second set of new tires appears to be doing much better after 6~7000 miles.
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K-Mac, I clicked on the link, then clicked on your webpage link to the Mercedes catalog and got an error about needing Acrobat Reader 8 or 9 to view the page(s). I'm running Acrobat Reader 9. ???
When I save it to my computer and then open it I can read it.
When I save it to my computer and then open it I can read it.
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If you have verified that the alignment is OK, and has been done at a reputable shop with proper equipment. the next VITAL item to fix the issue is to keep PRECISE tire pressure. Buy a digital air pressure gauge (I use a Slime brand bought at costco). Inflate tires exactly to the pressure stated on the inside of the fuel flap. Tire pressure is always checked with tires cold, and after all tires have been in the shade for an hour or so. Otherwise Tires on the sunny side will show higher pressure, leading to be under inflated later and if the car has been driven, the pressure will also show higher, leading to underinflation. I was getting tired of uneven wear because I used to routinely inflate my Japanese cars tires to about 40-42psi and they always lasted a long time and gave better mileage. Following the same on the Mercedes lead to inside edges wearing out too fast mainly because of the high camber angle they are set for. But inflating to the specification ensures that the entire surface of the tread carries equal weight. Over inflating will lead to most of the weight to rest on the inside edge causing excessive premature wear.
