Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:17:46 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <grunffnospam.com> wrote in message news:35kb23F4npkijU1nospamvidual.net... > Valjean wrote: >> Any time I have gone to have it done, when I have pointed out that the >> steering wheel isn't straight across before the work's begun, it comes >> out worse than it was. > > You need to add the line "I'd like the steering wheel to be straight when > you're done". > > It may be that the steering wheel is actually incorrectly aligned relative > to the rack position. If this is the case, then the wheel needs to be > pulled off and put back on in the correct position. > > As I said, this is all fairly trivial - if the workshop can't do this kind > of work with their eyes shut, I wouldn't trust them to check tyre > pressures. To add on here... The adjustment that effects whether the steering wheel is straight or not is the toe-in. You can tweek this yourself if you have a few tools, some fishing line and some degree of patience. -Fred W