Deice1

I have a 2010 c300 bought used my issue is slight shaking in the wheel and body of car.

Car pulls to the right after alignment done
Wheel shakes after all 4 new tires and rims and road force done car runs smooth other wise no cluncks or thumps everything checked toe rods ball joint struts etc hello. Mech said drive shaft is ok no noise or symptoms relating to that

B737

Hate to say it but some tire shops just suck. Bite the bullet go to the dealer for alignment and wheel balance.

I had this happen on another brand vehicle after giving STS two chances to correct it. One trip to dealer and all was smooth sailing again.

Deice1

I have had the tires balanced 3 times on the hunter road force machine new rims new tires and the alignment done had it all done 2 times. It has to be suspension related

michail71

The shaking and pulling to the right could be different things.

Were the old rims damaged?

Deice1

Yes bent so assume it's suspension related all looks good but some thing is bent some where

superangrypenguin

Doesn't mean squat. The only way to rule out tires completely is if you go and swap to a different set of tires.

I've battled this once for 2-3 years. It drove me insane.

Have you tried swapping out rotors?

Pulling to the right is odd though. Do you have a printout of the alignment? Most W204s can't get a perfect result as they lack the camber/caster bolt kit. Do you have that on your car? (an OEM add on)

michail71

I was told by one shop there is a metal plate up front that can become damaged but will have no visible signs to the eye but show up in the alignment numbers. Struts are also a possibility.

You need to find a good indy shop or one that works with custom suspension on Euro cars to get to the bottom of things.

I've never been able to get my car aligned properly, even after paying for the bolts on a $500-$600 alignment. I'm done with the dealer and am seeking out a good shop.

arkim989

You need to go to the dealer to do an allignment, they will add some bolts to the shoks i believe. They did it on mine and bolts were free. I went to do the firsetone once to do an alignment, tech told me that mercedes alignment is a little different then all other cars. If its not alignment issue or balance, they will let you know whats wrong.

tapankd

Hey Arkim.. I am in Boston area too.. Which dealer do you use to get your car services ? Any independent euro shops you recommend. Thanks

michail71

You got the bolts from the dealer for free? Wow. I think they charged me near $300 just for the bolts, which was a little more than the alignment charge.

Despite the cost, bolts and dealer expertise they could never get the car aligned or the steering wheel straight at the same time.

arkim989

I go to the one in somerville since i live in cambridge. I only go there for an alignment and parts like oil filter, clips, bolts that I brake, everything else i do my self. I have a trust issue with leaving my car at the indy shops. So i dont know any good shops unfortunatelly.

arkim989

wow, alignment is around 180$ if i remember and i dont have any relationship with the dealer, i only buy small parts there, tech told me he added bolts but i didint see it on the receipt. Maybe they charged you this much because of a different state you live in?

tapankd

Yaa I live in watertown so have been to the Herb Chambers in Somerville once when i had a flat and needed a new tire. My car is still under warranty till Jan 2018 so will be using them till then.

Deice1

Yes

Deice1

What are bolts and shoks

superangrypenguin

The bolt kit is not free.

Warranty will NOT pay the dealer for it. So if you got it for free, congrats, but that's a one off.

I got the labor to put it on for free after I raised enough stink, but I still had to pay for the parts.

michail71

How much were yours? I recall more than the alignment.

Deice1

Update on dropping the car off tomorrow from where I bought it 2 mths ago and said don't give it back to me till it's fixed or I will be calling omvic and mto safety officer to investigate. Hopefully they figure it out

superangrypenguin

$180 IIRC.

superangrypenguin

Hold my beer

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Good luck man. They won't care.

PatronasF1AMG

Foreign Motorworks in Quincy, they work on Mercedes only

B737

+1
not sure whats happening in the universe but this is like the 2nd post ive actually agreed with you again lol