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 Post subject: Just got it aligned and love it but my sterring wheel is off
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:35 am 
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So I just got alignement because I just put in a lift and it rides awesome. Never new an aligment could make such a difference even the sound of my tires went down. The only thing is now my steering wheel is off more like a 7 and 2 o'clock position. Not sure if I should take it back so they can fix the steering wheel I am afraid it could put the alignment out of wack. Should I deal with it or bring it back?


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 Post subject: Re: Just got it aligned and love it but my sterring wheel is
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:41 am 
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Take it back for sure
Alignment can be set with the wheel straight, alignment guy just didn't take the time to do the whole job

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 Post subject: Re: Just got it aligned and love it but my sterring wheel is
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:16 am 
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tommudd wrote:
Take it back for sure
Alignment can be set with the wheel straight, alignment guy just didn't take the time to do the whole job

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It is a very easy procedure of centering the tie rods, one crank on one side, one crank the other until it is centered.
Shame on the technician for not checking it.

There are occasions where I have heard the technician getting yelled at for centering the steering wheel because they liked it off kilter so that they can read their clock or whatever easier, but that is a rarity.

As Jack Nicholson said in "The Last Detail." "You paid for cheese, you should get cheese."

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 Post subject: Re: Just got it aligned and love it but my sterring wheel is
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:06 am 
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That works I will bring it back on the weekend. Just hate to be a pain if I dont have too. Thanks


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 Post subject: Re: Just got it aligned and love it but my sterring wheel is
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:03 pm 
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exsystem wrote:
That works I will bring it back on the weekend. Just hate to be a pain if I dont have too. Thanks

Centering the steering wheel is part of the alignment.

The machine should have had the tech center the steering wheel before setting the tow in the 1st place.


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