Recent content by MeanRedSpider

They are utter utter rubbish. I have them on the front of my Alfa MiTo (as fitted by dealer prior to sale) and I've never ever experienced a worse tyre. I can reach 60mph in the wet with the traction control light still on and understeer is shocking. As soon as I have 5 minutes I'm going to bin...

Cool - is there any guidance anywhere on the order of events that will help me up the learning curve? What to leave attached and where to split etc? Since I'll be pulling two out (donor and patient) any tips will save me double the time. Thx Richard

I strongly suspect a lot more people will be buying them before next winter. Supply has been a joke this year (all the tyre places around here answer the phone with "Sorry, we have no winter tyres, how can we help you?" - my brother was saying the same was true in Newmarket - 500 miles south)

God, yes - I fitted 16" Michelin Pilot Alpins to my W210 E-Class and it has been epic up here in the Highlands - vs the spring when it refused to budge an inch on the drive. The day after I had them fitted (I ordered them from Costco in early November) we drove from Glasgow to Inverness in heavy...

My parents have, unfortunately, managed to "hydraulic" the engine on their 02 E320CDI - floodwater under a railway bridge - had no idea that it was so deep. This is particularly sad because their car is immaculate inside and out. In the meantime, we have a 2001 Y reg E320CDI, which, as far...

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What load and speed rating should a 215/55 R16 tyre be on a W210 (E320 CDI Est)?

Well, given the lack of replies, I just pressed ahead. Here's what I learned: - The discs had spalled (surface come away) badly on the inner faces only. No idea why only the inner faces but it was clearly the issue. - The disc change job was relatively easy: remove wheel, remove pads, remove...

Colleague of mine runs an E350 - with winter tyres (and wheels) for the winter (here in the Highlands). Not as smart as his summer alloys but he says it's like getting a new car when he swaps back over. I'm planning on fitting an old set of narrow (tatty) alloys with winter tyres on my E320 as...

Are there any good sources of the pins and springs? I'm struggling to find a supplier other than (I assume) the local M-B place. They're only ATE so I'd have thought they're pretty generic (if not identical to those that my Alfa used to have)

Thanks. Are the discs as easy to change as they look? I do all my own work on my race car so I'm "competent" just need to know I'm not going to get any nasty surprises when I come to pull it to bits. Pads are reasonably new. Will check for movement in the pistons too.

I'm getting judder from the rear brakes under heavy braking . The anti-chatter springs don't look great. Will new ones likely do the trick or should I be fitting new discs?

Thanks but I get a broken link - is it still live?

I have no idea how the two cars relate - I've learned not to assume. I have a dial gauge and I'm prepared to use it! :D

Well, I'm pretty happy with where I've landed (else I wouldn't have done it) and it's certainly infinitely better than it was before but MB have been building cars for a long time (though, in many aspects of the W210 you wouldn't believe it) so I'm always happy to take some guidance from them.