steering wheel not centered
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steering wheel not centered
On my 71 F250 (manual steering) the steering wheel is about a quarter turn off when driving strait. Doesn't pull to either side, and the linkage seems tight, so it's probably benign.
How would one go about centering the wheel? Do I just take it off and center it, or is there an easier way of adjusting it?
How would one go about centering the wheel? Do I just take it off and center it, or is there an easier way of adjusting it?
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
Drive the truck in rolling straight, pull the wheel and relocate it. You will need a puller to break it loose, resetting is done by tightening the nut. Not a real easy job, but you can pull it off. 
John
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Do you know how to remove the horn ring?...if not, you'll break the plastic
connector plate. Push down and turn CCW. It has a large spring behind it
and there is also a small spring in a hole-this is the horn contact button....
don't lose it.
Remove the nut and use a steering wheel puller to pull the wheel. It's simply
a splined shaft that the splines of the steering wheel match to...once the car is
straight, as mentioned above, pull the wheel and straighten it, redo the nut.
Horn ring goes on with large spring and turn CW matching the little catches.
connector plate. Push down and turn CCW. It has a large spring behind it
and there is also a small spring in a hole-this is the horn contact button....
don't lose it.
Remove the nut and use a steering wheel puller to pull the wheel. It's simply
a splined shaft that the splines of the steering wheel match to...once the car is
straight, as mentioned above, pull the wheel and straighten it, redo the nut.
Horn ring goes on with large spring and turn CW matching the little catches.
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