[W126 Coupe] Tire Pressure

[PAULS at sbcglobal.net]

I'm not expert, but I remember the discussion b/c I'd been doing
it incorrectly, just as it sounds the tire store has in your
case.  The tires *probably* have the max. pressure stamped on
them as 40-45 psi, and that is *probably* how they were filled
upon installation.  The guys on this list have always recommended
to use the psi recommendations for your car from MB.  These are
on a plaque inside the gas fill door.  That's *probably* where
the MB dealership set them.

Paul
Missing my 1986 SEC; enjoying my R129 slightly less.

--- Original Message ---
From: "Henry Viveiros" <henryviv at grantspass.net>
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Tire Pressure


>My wife is driving her 1986 560 SEC from Oregon to California

tomorrow

>(Monday) and I want to set the tire pressure. I know there has

been lots of

>talk about correct pressure, but the Les Schwab people who

mounted the tires

>suggested 40-45 Lb. psi. When I got the car back from the

Medford Mercedes

>dealership last week, all 4 tires had been set to 34 LB. psi.

>

>The car has 225 / 45 ZR 17 94W on the front and 235 / 45 R17 93V

on the

>back. What should I set the pressure at?