Unven tyre wear

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chesterpiglet

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Hi all
I had the tracking done last October, wheels balanced etc. On both sides the inner 5% is scrubbed & has gone down to the steel bands! The remaining 95% is fine. It is not the 1st time this has happened & I also had it on my E300 too. Also get n/s wheel wobble which presumably is when the wheel gets further out of balance & the car pulls slightly to the left whereby you correct it with the steering wheel. I took it to a non MB garage and the mechanic said there was play in both front wheel bearings & that was the cause. Is he right? As always any help much appreciated.
 
It's usually the camber that is out when excessive wear is on the inside rim of a tyre.
Ideally you need to find somewhere that has a Hunter 4 wheel alignment machine.

This company is recommended.
Wheel Alignment Experts Chesham | Car Tyres Fitting and Wheel Alignment Specialists

Re the wheel bearings, an indy can adjust or replace them pretty quickly if that is a problem. I adjusted mine in about 20mins per wheel.
 
Thanks for that. I had the tracking done on a 4 wheel alignment machine in France in October last year. Both my W210's have done exactly the same thing, but when I searched on here it seems no one else has suffered from the same problem.
 
As the springs age the car sits lower so the camber goes out. You probably need new springs.
 
Many thanks. I will let you know how I get on.
 
Not such a daft question, but did the wheel aligners realise you have an Avantgard with the lowered suspension. I took mine into a well known tyre dealer in the UK with a 4 wheel alignment machine and told me the measurements were miles out, on the way back to the car he spotted the badge, changed the disc in the machine and the figures looked a lot better.
 
If the bearings are the cause...I'll eat my hat.

You can adjust the bearings yourself...but I doubt it's your problem. If the bearings are out you can hear them.

Check the ball joints.
 
Hi I have just dug out the invoice & it was in fact in June I had it done. It only says MB E320 1995-2003 on the print out. I will take it to a specialist when I visit London & mention it is an Avantagarde. I will have a look on here regarding adjusting the bearings myself, from what I could see there was a little movement when he moved the wheel but it didn't appear excessive & there was no mention at the MOT which was at a very strict centre. Thanks again everyone I will let you know how I get on.
 
Ball joints are apparently fine.
 

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