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> Center the steering wheel, How?
NARP74
post Sep 1 2022, 09:35 AM
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The car had an alignment just before I bought it but the steering wheel is a bit off center. What is the best way to move that back without messing anything else up?
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TheCabinetmaker
post Sep 1 2022, 12:15 PM
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I was a Chrysler factory trained alignment specialist in the '70s.

If the alignment place had done their job you wouldn't have this problem. Centering the steering wheel is part of an alignment. If they didn't do it they're just being lazy. It needs to be done. You can do it yourself. like was said before, turn it a little at a time. you make one side longer the other side shorter by the same amount You're moving both Wheels the same direction as you want the steering wheel to go. When we did an alignment, we would leave the tie rod clamps loose enough that we could turn them barely by hand. Then we find a nice level road and keep adjusting until the steering wheel stays where you want it.
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