SLK32AMG Help please!!!!!!!!
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Hello
my SLK32AMG is behaving very strange
in January I had a new supercharger pulley bearing fitted also a new throttle body, problems sorted,
or so I thought! I asked my indy "specialist" to diagnose a fault I had noticed and he told me the car had no problems.
I have owned my car for the last 10 years and in my opinion it is not fit to drive at the moment and whilst I am not mechanically minded I will try to describe the fault.
On full right hand lock it feels like the passenger side wheel instead of rolling forwards is being pulled sideways. Driving the car it feels totally unbalanced.
I decided to let my friend who is a mechanic and has a business to check the car out, he has replaced the offside ball joint and also the steering damper, they were both worn out. So much for my "specialist".
Now despite having spent quite a while checking out all corners front and back has found no other faults.
Has any other owner experienced this problem?
I would appreciate your advice
Thanks
Mike.
my SLK32AMG is behaving very strange
in January I had a new supercharger pulley bearing fitted also a new throttle body, problems sorted,
or so I thought! I asked my indy "specialist" to diagnose a fault I had noticed and he told me the car had no problems.
I have owned my car for the last 10 years and in my opinion it is not fit to drive at the moment and whilst I am not mechanically minded I will try to describe the fault.
On full right hand lock it feels like the passenger side wheel instead of rolling forwards is being pulled sideways. Driving the car it feels totally unbalanced.
I decided to let my friend who is a mechanic and has a business to check the car out, he has replaced the offside ball joint and also the steering damper, they were both worn out. So much for my "specialist".
Now despite having spent quite a while checking out all corners front and back has found no other faults.
Has any other owner experienced this problem?
I would appreciate your advice
Thanks
Mike.
I'm somewhat stabbing in the dark but my thoughts would be that a bush has collapsed in the front suspension or steering gear. There are not many of them. I'd be looking first at the wishbone bushes (two on each side). After that there is only the track rods, centre link and idler arm bushes. I don't think it would be a ball joint although I'm not surprised these are worn. The damper does not provide an alignment function but, again, I'm not surprised it is worn. At the car's age, assuming ordinary mileage, really all suspension and rubber parts (ie links, arms, bushes, shock absorbers) are overdue for replacement. Happily most of this stuff is not expensive.
Many thanks for your comments and advice CaptainRAVE and r129sl
Its a strange problem this one and difficult to diagnose and all parts have been checked or replaced as needed, car is well looked after.
It appears now that the car needs a new steering drag link. Part will be ordered and fitted next week.
I will post again if this problem is fixed
Mike.
Its a strange problem this one and difficult to diagnose and all parts have been checked or replaced as needed, car is well looked after.
It appears now that the car needs a new steering drag link. Part will be ordered and fitted next week.
I will post again if this problem is fixed
Mike.
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