my 1994 c220 auto is suffering from a wheel wobble felt through the steering wheel from about 55 mph,i have replaced the 2 front tyres and had all wheels balanced and even had the suspension components checked by a garage and was told they were o.k,their is some play in the front wheel bearings but i was told by the mechanic that this is normal,does anyone have any other ideas what the problem might be as i dont know what to do next.

 

it's still the wheel.

have you tried swapping front to rear?

 

i will give it a try as i am out of options...thanks for the advice

 

bent rims??

 

purchased brand new set of replicas 3 weeks ago hoping it would cure it but problem persists....VERY ANNOYING!

 

replicas...means wheels with tires?

you should have done the swap test first.

 

sorry for confusion..replicas means 4 new merc style alloy rims(not genuine merc but replica)...tried wheel swap but still the same

 

could be steering damper or blown control arm bushings

 

did not think of steering damper..will take a look..thanks for advice

 

Had similar problem with replicas on my CLK430. Turned out I had two problems. One, one of the wheels was out of round so much that could not be propely balanced. A good tire installer can measure trueness of wheel to diagnose that problem. That is problem with some replica wheel mfg...quality control is not always there. Other was since I had gone up to 19", low profile tires when sitting overnight get flat spot and need to heat up to get rid of wobble.