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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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Alignment

So I'm super finicky about a near perfect alignment. I just recently had an alignment done and it didn't pull at all but the steering wheel was crooked, tilted too far to the left. I had the alignment redone and now it's to far crooked to the right. Now, it's not overly drastic and could be tolerated but it's just one of those things that I like to have near perfect. If I lock the steering wheel in place and reposition it, will that effect the alignment. I do collision repair for a living and know the steps in doing so but just want to be sure about repositioning the wheel.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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Yeah, the way to do it is get the wheels straight, pull the steering wheel and put it back on "right".
 
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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Another suggestion ... adjust each tie rod equally, just a little, until the wheel centers. This may be easier than pulling the steering wheel.

Your not alone ... I like my wheel to be perfectly centered also.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 06:58 AM
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 08:09 AM
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I am with you, when the steering wheel is off center it makes me drive too far to one side of the lane I am in, its wierd, if your going straight, your whell should be straight!
 
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