Steering Wheel off center

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Steering Wheel off center

March 12, 2005, 09:49:45 PM

What do I need to adjust if my steering wheel is turned about 5 degrees to the left when i'm going straight?

Re: Steering Wheel off center

Reply #1 – March 13, 2005, 12:56:29 AM

you would pretty much need to bring it to an alighnment shop.

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Reply #2 – March 13, 2005, 01:31:40 AM

Yup, alignment shop time.

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Reply #3 – March 13, 2005, 01:45:18 PM

If you just want to straighten the wheel and believe the alignment is correct shorten the driver tie rod adjustment and lengthen the passenger side equally in small amounts until it points straight.

Re: Steering Wheel off center

Reply #4 – March 13, 2005, 08:29:30 PM

Quote from: mjbtbrd

If you just want to straighten the wheel and believe the alignment is correct shorten the driver tie rod adjustment and lengthen the passenger side equally in small amounts until it points straight.

That's opposite of what he needs to do (he needs to lengthen the driver side and shorten the passenger side)......but yes that will work.

Re: Steering Wheel off center

Reply #5 – March 20, 2005, 01:32:36 AM

How about going to the input shaft on the rack, loosening the pinch bolt, sliding off the coupling and rotating it a few teeth to your preferred direction... although it has been a few years since I swapped the rack.

Jeff

Re: Steering Wheel off center

Reply #6 – March 20, 2005, 11:18:48 AM

You can't do that it has a flat spot master spline that it has to go on.