Tom6873
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- E320 CDI Avantgarde Estate
Hi
My 2003 (W210) E320 CDI estate has very bad tyre wear on the inner edge of the front tyres.
I bought the car at 36000 miles and it has now done 78000 and has has this problem throughout. I first became aware of the issue when I experienced a blow-out on the A3 on my front offside tyre at 60 mph. The tyre had worn through the rubber to the steel on the inside edge.
I hadn't noticed the problem because the outside edge of the tyre looked in very good condition.
The car is an Avantgarde model (slightly lower/stiffer suspension) but is standard spec - Standard 17" wheels / Tyres / springs / shocks etc...
When I had the tyre replaced I had the front wheel alignment checked and adjusted, thinking that this might resolve the tyre wear issue.
It hasn't resolved the issue, and the tyre now needs replacing again as the inner edge is badly worn.
I've been reading endless posts from other owners about adjusting wheel camber / replacing camber bolts to rectify similar issues.
I don't know whether this is the answer. It seems odd to have to make these kind of fundamental changes to a factory spec car, just to attempt to cure a tyre wear issue.
Yesterday the car went to my local merc independent garage for a pre-MOT check. The car passed but noted the tyre wear issue.
The MOT found no problem with worn front ball joints - A common cause of uneven tyre wear.
When I mentioned to the Merc indie about the tyre wear, he said that the front springs could be the issue as they are probably getting tired. As they are 7-8 years old (and 320 CDI is heavy unit), they may have compressed/softened resulting in reduced ride height of the car, which will alter the angle the tyres make contact with the road (Camber).
I apologies for this being a slightly long post, but I would be interested to hear any views. I have not found any posts about changing tired springs to overcome inner edge tyre wear and I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has been down this route before.
My 2003 (W210) E320 CDI estate has very bad tyre wear on the inner edge of the front tyres.
I bought the car at 36000 miles and it has now done 78000 and has has this problem throughout. I first became aware of the issue when I experienced a blow-out on the A3 on my front offside tyre at 60 mph. The tyre had worn through the rubber to the steel on the inside edge.
I hadn't noticed the problem because the outside edge of the tyre looked in very good condition.
The car is an Avantgarde model (slightly lower/stiffer suspension) but is standard spec - Standard 17" wheels / Tyres / springs / shocks etc...
When I had the tyre replaced I had the front wheel alignment checked and adjusted, thinking that this might resolve the tyre wear issue.
It hasn't resolved the issue, and the tyre now needs replacing again as the inner edge is badly worn.
I've been reading endless posts from other owners about adjusting wheel camber / replacing camber bolts to rectify similar issues.
I don't know whether this is the answer. It seems odd to have to make these kind of fundamental changes to a factory spec car, just to attempt to cure a tyre wear issue.
Yesterday the car went to my local merc independent garage for a pre-MOT check. The car passed but noted the tyre wear issue.
The MOT found no problem with worn front ball joints - A common cause of uneven tyre wear.
When I mentioned to the Merc indie about the tyre wear, he said that the front springs could be the issue as they are probably getting tired. As they are 7-8 years old (and 320 CDI is heavy unit), they may have compressed/softened resulting in reduced ride height of the car, which will alter the angle the tyres make contact with the road (Camber).
I apologies for this being a slightly long post, but I would be interested to hear any views. I have not found any posts about changing tired springs to overcome inner edge tyre wear and I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has been down this route before.