| RE: Vibrations in steering wheel
I was having this same nagging problem with my 98 S500. On brand new tires, I took them back and had them rotated and re-balanced, but steering wheel shimmy did not go away.
I took it back to the tire shop once again, this time they "load balanced" all 4 wheels/tires. Apparently the 2 back tires were poorly mis-matched to the wheels, where the tire needed to be rotated on the wheel about 90deg or so.
A re-check after adjustment gave a much better balance figure, and I've been testing it over the last few days. I'm afraid it did not fully go away however, but it is much better.
I'm off to the parts dept for a steering damner (shock absorber), the local dealer wants $65.00(us) for one. I've seen them online for $35 or so, but must add shipping of course... |