[W126 Coupe] Hit nasty man hole on Left front

[Doug Gavin]

Shayegan, Richard wrote:

> I'm far from an expert, but to me it sounds like something very basic: 
> you need to rebalance your wheels.
> Richard
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> *Subject:* [W126 Coupe] Hit nasty man hole on Left front
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> Hi All,
>
> Can I get advise what to look for?
> They were repaving a main through road in my neighborhood. At night in 
> the rain I couldn't see squat as the top coat of the road was stripped 
> and every man hole and gas cover was 4-6 inches above the  surface.
> I got cut off and I hit one doing about 35 in my 89 560 SEC.
> Now I have a problem that a shop I brought it to couldn't see anything.
> When I am on a straight road the car rides true. When I am on the 
> highway, doing 60+ and the road banks to the right the left front 
> rumbles and feels like the wheel is going to come off.
> If it banks to the left there is no problem. When I go over 70 with a 
> straight wheel I get a rumble too.
> Should I bring it to Me/Be? The county is covering it in a suit as 
> many people are suing them for damage on their cars.
>
> Thanks
> Jack
> 1989 560 SEC
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To Jack, If it's not ballance, as Richard mentions, it sounds to me like 
you seperated a belt in your front tire when you hit the manhole.. This 
happeened to me recently with a big pot hole and I thought the front end 
was going to fall out of the car. Just put on your spare and that will 
give the answer to both opinions; balance, (if the spare is balanced) 
and if a belt is seperated. If the condition stops, next stop is your 
tire shop for balance or replacement. That's the cheapest way to find 
out , just some sweat equity. Hope it's balance and not a new tire. Good 
luck.