Adamski151
Member
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2014
- Messages
- 36
- Location
- North Norfolk NR11
- Car
- 2008 E320 CDI (W211) + 1999 R129 SL500 + 1978 Rolls Silver Shadow II
On my third W211 V6 disel across about 15 years and they've all eaten in the inside edge of the front tyres something rotten.
Obviously I've had the 4 wheel laser tracking done, (especially after numerous ball-joints of every type across all three vehicles, some only lasting 16 or 17K miles using MB parts but that's another story!) and I was alarmed by what the technician said this time: basically,
"Here are the figures, we've done the best we can but it'll never be totally correct because we can't adjust the camber".
Professor Google tells me there are "camber bolts" but they need (maybe?) to be ordered, inferring they are not standard in some way. And even then, would they replace an existing fitting, presumably on a control arm? All very odd.
It's very telling how few "professionals" seem able to really understand tracking. e.g. took the car to two separate places in succession - immediately - and got told opposite things buy them both!
Grrrr........
Thanks.
Obviously I've had the 4 wheel laser tracking done, (especially after numerous ball-joints of every type across all three vehicles, some only lasting 16 or 17K miles using MB parts but that's another story!) and I was alarmed by what the technician said this time: basically,
"Here are the figures, we've done the best we can but it'll never be totally correct because we can't adjust the camber".
Professor Google tells me there are "camber bolts" but they need (maybe?) to be ordered, inferring they are not standard in some way. And even then, would they replace an existing fitting, presumably on a control arm? All very odd.
It's very telling how few "professionals" seem able to really understand tracking. e.g. took the car to two separate places in succession - immediately - and got told opposite things buy them both!
Grrrr........
Thanks.
