Acceleration squirm
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Acceleration squirm
Hi, I have noticed that my w203 squirms a lot when under acceleration. i've only had it a few months but have had no serious issues. i have replaced all 4 tires, and the alignment is perfect. i have also inflated the rear tires to about 3-5% psi under their recommended max. i do hear a slight squeak that is possibly the rose bush or something but would that really cause squirm under acceleration? when accelerating the car would squirm / fish tail slightly or rock. it stops as soon as i stop accelerating. any ideas what this could be, mechanics seem reluctant to investigate it. Thanks in advance
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i have also inflated the rear tires to about 3-5% psi under their recommended max.
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sorry i didnt mean to add the '%' symbol. The max was 50psi and i inflated it to 45psi but the squirm remained.
the psi was originally 35psi and i read that increasing the psi should fix the squirm. this is why i inflated the tire to that.
This hasnt fixed the squirm so has anyone else had this problem or knows of how to fix?
again thanks in advance.
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Can you possibly film the tachometer and the speedometer while the car does that?
Can you possibly film the tachometer and the speedometer while the car does that?
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Accelration squirm
Hi sorry for the delay in replying, i wasnt sure on how to upload videos.
I dont know what this will tell you about the squirm but here is a link to the video:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53888633/20160808_182318.mp4
The entire time the car is accelerating there was squirm. Also i notice that the squirm is constant at higher speeds of 60+ mph and only goes away when i remove my foot from the accelerator (ie holding a high but constant speed and goes away when i begin to slow down).
I'm not sure if this is related but going around round-abouts and sharp corners, no matter how safely, the car will begin to slide. i have to resort to going extremely slow to prevent it from happening to the annoyance to other drivers!
could this all be a differential problem?, i don't hear any noises that suggests it might be.
I dont know what this will tell you about the squirm but here is a link to the video:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53888633/20160808_182318.mp4
The entire time the car is accelerating there was squirm. Also i notice that the squirm is constant at higher speeds of 60+ mph and only goes away when i remove my foot from the accelerator (ie holding a high but constant speed and goes away when i begin to slow down).
I'm not sure if this is related but going around round-abouts and sharp corners, no matter how safely, the car will begin to slide. i have to resort to going extremely slow to prevent it from happening to the annoyance to other drivers!
could this all be a differential problem?, i don't hear any noises that suggests it might be.
