Steering vibration
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From: Lee's Summit, Missouri
2007 CLK 550
Steering vibration
Ok guys, Im at wits end trying to figure out why Im having a vibration/shimmy in my steering wheel at low speeds 10-15 mph. I hardly notice it @ cruising speeds but I do feel it. The vibtation feels like it is coming from the passenger side. What should I do next? 
Things I have done already:
Alignment: watched this being done, all within specs.
Rotation: switched the fronts seeing as I have a staggered setup. No change
Tires: Replaced both fronts and rears: No change
Tire shop said rotors were with specs and brakes were good
Could this be a warped rotor perhaps or wheel bearing getting ready to fail?
Chime in fellas
Things I have done already:
Alignment: watched this being done, all within specs.
Rotation: switched the fronts seeing as I have a staggered setup. No change
Tires: Replaced both fronts and rears: No change
Tire shop said rotors were with specs and brakes were good
Could this be a warped rotor perhaps or wheel bearing getting ready to fail?
Chime in fellas
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2014 GL450
When you switched the fronts, the vibration may just have moved from one side to the other. I would suggest checking if any wheels are bent; you can balance the tires and still have a bent wheel that causes a vibration. Drive through one good pothole and the car just doesn't feel the same.
My dealer checks for bent wheels whenever I go in for service: I guess that's to make an extra $450 per new wheel. Then I take the wheel to a wheel shop and get it refinished instead.
My dealer checks for bent wheels whenever I go in for service: I guess that's to make an extra $450 per new wheel. Then I take the wheel to a wheel shop and get it refinished instead.
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2007 CLK 550
Thanks for the information guys. Just to let you know. I am running no spacers. In regards to the tires being balanced. They were balanced both times, once with old tires and yet again with new tires. I then proceeded to rotate the fronts and still have the same issure of vibration. Thats why I am so puzzled. If it were as simple as a balance job or bent rim that would have been an easy cure. On the other hand, maybe they missed a bent rim.
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The tires can be balanced on a bent rim. It is often the inside of the wheel that gets bent and you can see it if the wheel is off the car and spun rapidly on a stand.
It costs about $150 to straighten a wheel and they refinish the whole wheel at the same time: goodbye curb rash...
It costs about $150 to straighten a wheel and they refinish the whole wheel at the same time: goodbye curb rash...
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2003 CLK500
The tires can be balanced on a bent rim. It is often the inside of the wheel that gets bent and you can see it if the wheel is off the car and spun rapidly on a stand.
It costs about $150 to straighten a wheel and they refinish the whole wheel at the same time: goodbye curb rash...
It costs about $150 to straighten a wheel and they refinish the whole wheel at the same time: goodbye curb rash...
Much cheaper than buying new MB wheels!
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