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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Steering wheele problem

Hey guys, i was driving the other day and hit a pretty big pot hole. my wheeles are straight but my steering wheele is now sideways. What is the best way to fix this?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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you may have bent your drag link bar, there are two 15mm bolts on a round adjustment sleve that you can loosen and turn one way or the other to get your wheel centered again.

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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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You may want to have your alignment checked to make sure everything is running true as well... Tires aren't cheap to replace !!! With the alignment out your tires will wear a lot faster ! There's a good chance that it will be out if you hit hard enough to move the wheel like that !!!!
 
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