W205 wheel alignment excessive tyre wear

[abradders34]

Hello,

New to this forum and have a quick question that maybe you guys can help me with. I replaced the front set of tyres on my C350e last August as the nearside tyre was worn flat on the toe/outer rim. New tyres and 7000 miles later, same thing has happened... tyre worn in the same place. The rest of the tyre is absolutely fine.

I did have the wheels aligned but they, Bosch Service Centre, struggled to get the wheels aligned even with Hunter 4 wheel alignment. Mentioned something about control arms.

Tyres on the car are Hankook Ventus V12 evo 2. Stuck with those as they were on the car when I got it. Not sure which OEM tyres were on it when new however.

Anyone had similar experience?

Cheers

Andy

 

[markjay]

A trip up the M25 to see Tony Bones in Chesham might be in order:

Wheel Alignment | Tracking & Steering | Blackboots Tyres Chesham

 

[markjay]

By default, the camber cannot be adjusted on these cars, if camber adjustment is required than you'll need to fit adjustable (fluted) bolts, perhaps the tyre centre didn't have these.

E.g.:

 

[markjay]

Of course, if there's an issue with any suspension component, e.g. worn hydro-bushes or excessive play etc, then the fault will need to be rectified before the wheel geometry can be adjusted.

 

[abradders34]

Thanks very much for the very prompt advice on this. Tony Bones seems to be a popular guy on here.

When lockdown ends that seems like a good destination.

Any thoughts on the Hankook tyres at all? Wondering if they were fitted by previous owner on the cheep and not a great compound.

Thanks again all.

 

[markjay]

Hankook tyres were supplied from the factory on some C-Class and other models.

 

[markjay]

Also, in terms of brand image, Hankook are on the verge of climbing from 'Midrange' to 'Premium'... I believe that MB only fitted them to basic-spec models, and not to the sportier ones, though. But they have come-up well in some tyre tests.