sgregory124
MB Enthusiast
Morning all,
Your advice would be much appreciated.
Does anyone know, when driving on a straight road, with the wheel pointing dead centre, if C63's or even all W205's pull/drift gently in either direction? Also, how much does the crown of the road and other camber affect that behaviour in these cars?
The reason I ask is.......I was on my way to Salisbury yesterday and hit what felt like a monster pot hole (head on, on a straight bit of road, not offset), didn't even see it coming as the combination of bright sun and heavy shade from trees on both sides of the road made it practically invisible
I waited for the inevitable tyre pressure loss warning, which didn't come, stopped the car, checked for tyre damage/bulges etc or any obvious signs of wheel damage - nothing. Carried on to my destination, no vibration at the wheel or odd noises etc. Also when I finally got parked up, turned the wheels on full lock and got under the front of the car as best I could to have a nose around, no obvious signs of damage there either. No pressure loss on the way home so in theory all good.
However, the car now feels like it pulls to the right very slightly when on a straight road, but its extremely hard to tell if its the road camber doing it or the car. Also, I can't remember if my steering centre mark has always been canted a few mm to the left or not, hence my question.
Hoping someone may be able to shed some light on this, I don't really want to be getting it realigned unless absolutely necessary, given the apparent lack of competence shown by the dealer network in this regard!
As always, thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Simon
Your advice would be much appreciated.
Does anyone know, when driving on a straight road, with the wheel pointing dead centre, if C63's or even all W205's pull/drift gently in either direction? Also, how much does the crown of the road and other camber affect that behaviour in these cars?
The reason I ask is.......I was on my way to Salisbury yesterday and hit what felt like a monster pot hole (head on, on a straight bit of road, not offset), didn't even see it coming as the combination of bright sun and heavy shade from trees on both sides of the road made it practically invisible

I waited for the inevitable tyre pressure loss warning, which didn't come, stopped the car, checked for tyre damage/bulges etc or any obvious signs of wheel damage - nothing. Carried on to my destination, no vibration at the wheel or odd noises etc. Also when I finally got parked up, turned the wheels on full lock and got under the front of the car as best I could to have a nose around, no obvious signs of damage there either. No pressure loss on the way home so in theory all good.
However, the car now feels like it pulls to the right very slightly when on a straight road, but its extremely hard to tell if its the road camber doing it or the car. Also, I can't remember if my steering centre mark has always been canted a few mm to the left or not, hence my question.
Hoping someone may be able to shed some light on this, I don't really want to be getting it realigned unless absolutely necessary, given the apparent lack of competence shown by the dealer network in this regard!
As always, thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Simon