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Old 12-19-2005, 01:55 AM
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Default Wheel Alignment & Steering wheel Alignment

when they do wheel alignment, will steering wheel be straight too??

on the paper it shows everything is done good, but when i put my steering wheel straight car pulls to right lil. (checked tire psi, make sure they are even). possible when they didnt put straight when they alignment?? or its totaly different alignment.
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The steering wheel should be straight. Take it back to the shop that did the wheel alignment and tell them that you just had an alignment done there but your steeing wheel is off center - they should fix it for free. The steering wheel must be set perfectly straight when performing the alignment.
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oh thank you..i have life time one.heh so this time they better do it right.
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Default Re: Wheel Alignment & Steering wheel Alignment (KaNg)

one more Question. whey they fix steering wheel, do they fix it from inside of the car? take off air bags and from steering wheel? or under there.
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No, they don't fix it from inside the car. What they do is set up the car on the alignment rack again (attach the heads to the wheels and compensate for run-out), then they center the steering wheel and adjust the front toe (with the tie rods) on each side until the toe is even on both sides (ideally, 0.00"). The steering wheel must be braced to keep it centered through the entire procedure.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No, they don't fix it from inside the car. What they do is set up the car on the alignment rack again (attach the heads to the wheels and compensate for run-out), then they center the steering wheel and adjust the front toe (with the tie rods) on each side until the toe is even on both sides (ideally, 0.00"). The steering wheel must be braced to keep it centered through the entire procedure.</TD></TR></TABLE> Absolutly correct!
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Default Re: Wheel Alignment & Steering wheel Alignment (turner7205)

Sorry to bring back from the dead but I got my car aligned at my old work (dealership) and after the alignment the steering wheel was crooked. And it WAS held by something during the alignment (against the seat) I haven't had any time to take it back to the guys, but why would this be? I was there the whole time, nothing seemed wrong...

any comments on this?
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