98 E320 AWD, steering wheel vibrate/shaking at 60 mph

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MacRules - 18 Dec 2007 02:12 GMT

This E320 was my wife car, I took it over last week.
I mounted 2 Firestone all season tires on the front and 2 Firestone snow
tires on the back wheels.

The steering wheel is shaking a little bit when speed reaches over 60-70
mph range. I do have 1 pair all season tires with rim ready to replace
them. All tires are almost like new condition.

Just wonder what is going on and how to address this shaking problem.
Does car garage have special tools to diagnostic this type high-speed
vibrate issue?

Thanks for the help,

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me - 18 Dec 2007 02:33 GMT

> This E320 was my wife car, I took it over last week.
> I mounted 2 Firestone all season tires on the front and 2 Firestone snow
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> Thanks for the help,

Probably threw a wheel weight and one of your front tires is out of balance.
In my e430 if I feel it in the wheel it's out of balance in the front, if I
feel it in my butt it's out of balance in the rear.

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jdoe - 18 Dec 2007 18:55 GMT

>This E320 was my wife car, I took it over last week.
>I mounted 2 Firestone all season tires on the front and 2 Firestone snow
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>Thanks for the help,

check your tire pressure, the steering is very sensitive and one tire
a few pounds off will cause the vibrations as speed
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