wear

I had two new front tyres fitted yesterday and noticed my front pads were a bit low. So i ordered a new set from Eurocarparts (with the mbclub discount :thumb:) and fitted them this afternoon but noticed that i only have a wear sensor on the nearside front ? The wiring seems to be in place up to...

Hi, my W210 220cdi estate 6 speed manual is notchy in 2nd and 4th .Its now got 238k KM , and I wondered is an expensive gearbox to repair/restore to new shifting feel . Is it possible to fix individual gear positions or am I talking nonsense? I have not a clue about gearboxes but fear spending...

my w211 c220 has now done 66k on the original brake pads. A recent service advised that the pads need changing as they are at 4mm front 3mm rear. Do I need to change yet or should I wait until a light comes on? Is there a light for rear brakes? Also there was comment that the discs had slight...

Just had break wear warning light come on. How much life will I have. Mercedes said pads were 75% a week ago when serviced. Car is a CLS 350 CDI. Which are the best pads for the job and were will I get a new sensor? Mercedes quoted £89 for pads and sensor. Regards;)

Hi all,just had my cls serviced & mb service manager rang to advise front/rear pads need changing,when i enquired why the wear indicator hadn't illuminated on the dash he said they're actually 80% worn & could go on for a few miles,question is, roughly how many more miles should i get out of...

Hello all, I’ve noticed that my car has started to wear the outside edge of the nearside front tyre. Tyre pressures are all ok and there no noticeable vibrations through the steering wheel and the car is isn’t pulling to one side The car has always worn the outside edge of this tyre a...

Mate of mine has just had his car, '98 E220 Avantgarde MOT'd. Passed but with an advisory about the outer edge of one of the front tyres worn close to the legal limit. AFAIK, the tyre are roughly the same age. So with it being one tyre only, might it indicate a problem with the tracking or that...

Gents, I only have wear sensors on the offside front and rear of my C270 (W203 2005) is this normal?

Won't be happening this year as there's just no money in the pot for new rubber, let alone wheels to go with them! :crazy: However I'm interested in what the accepted norm is for a car that appears to use a rear tyre size that doesn't exist in winter rubber. Does one go for smaller rims? If...

getting a lot of tyre wear on the outside of the rear tyres 1999 E430 avantgarde estate w210 rears are 265/35/18 cheers

Hi,on checking my rear tyres i noticed they are both wearing more on the outside(the 1st 3 inches closest to the alloys)they are 285/30 pirelli p-zeros on 19's,they had 7mm on them 6,000 miles ago when i bought the car(cls500) last october & i knew the rears from new are only good for about...

Given all the talk about tyres... would be nice to collect some data... So, if you could post what tyre you are using, how long you've used it and how much it's worn. If you start with a new tyre, state "NEW" I'll start: Tyre: Goodyear Ultra-Grip 7 Start Depth: NEW End Depth: approx 3mm...

Hi, my first post here. I have a Vito 111 CDI that was purchased new about 2 years ago. At about 10000 miles I need to replace the front tyres due to uneven tyre wear. I took it to a dealer and had the alignment/geometry checked. This was done with the van loaded as I normally drive it. They...

Hi everyone, just seeing if anyone has any ideas what can cause my rear tyres to wear down within around 3 to 4 months roughly? does anyone have a digram that shows the toe link so that i could check it? i've taken the wheels off but cant see much that is wrong but i'm not a mechanic, i've been...

Hi Guys Can someone please help, my ride over rough roads is really hard and "knocky", ive changed lower balljoints, link rods and anti roll bar bushes, but not much better, i seem to be feeling every crack in the road quite hard, ive noticed that the inside of both front tyres has worn to the...

I have just got the C43 in to do some routine maintenence and took the wheels off to do a brake fluid change as the trackday can be harsh on the brakes. I have melted both the front brake wear sensors! This is a first for me!

My S600 V12 Biturbo has got through a couple of front tyres rather quickly. The outside edge of each tyre seems to have worn badly and quickly. I have been advised that as the car is rather heavy, underinflation is the cause and that I should run at 34 psi rather than 29, as recommended on the...

At the weekend I was changing the wheels around on my Accord and giving the tyres a good examination and I discovered that one of them showed a very strange wear characteristic. Dividing the tread into quarters from the inner to the outer edge, the inner two quarters were not round:eek...

I have tyre wear on the outside of both front and rear tyres on the passenger side of my c220 estate. Mb reckons the problem is caused by under inflated tyres , but tyre firm reckons it is the tracking. The two tyres on the drivers side are perfect. Anybody had similar problem?

As per the title, does anyone know how the brake pad performance & wear changes vs. the thickness? Thanks.