alignment problem, steering wheel quarter turn to right when going straight
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alignment problem, steering wheel quarter turn to right when going straight
I have a 91 honda civic STD with neuspeed soft sport springs, 2.0F 1.8R. I have camber kits on front and rear of car. I took it in to have it all aligned and the tech said he couldnt get my steering wheel all the way straight. Its a quarter turn to the right, and now the car tracks funny going down the road. I've had to take it twice to them and both times they said they fixed the tracking issue, but cant get my steering wheel straight. My caster is off by a little, and they guy said i have a bad upper control arm ball joint but that shouldnt cause my steering wheel to be off like it is. Has anyone had this same problem, and what did they do to fix? Maybe i need to take it to another alignment shop? Where can I get a caster adjustment kit? I did a search, but i didnt see anything where someone had the same problem i'm having. Thanks for your help on this guys.
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make sure your wheels are strait, then take your steering wheel off and make that strait. or you can take it to another shop first and see what they can do. replace the upper control arm ball joint too. you dont want that to fail on ya!
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I had the same problem. Got new suspension, took it in for alignment, steering wheel stayed off slightly. Just like the guy above said - take the steering wheel off, and replace it straight. If your car pulls to the side, then there is a more serious problem.
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Get new critical suspension parts like ball joints, upper and lower, and tie rod ends. Then get it all aligned. If the steering wheel is still off, then take it off (Pull of the little H in the middle, then its a deep socket 17mm) and take the steering wheel off and replace it straight, voila!
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