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Alingnment vs steering wheel centering... Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:05:49 In Reply to: Re: I haven't done alignments in years., Jay, Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:05:41 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Make sure you specifically state you want the steering wheel centered and not an alignment. This distinction is lost in translation more often than not by the time it gets to the alignment tech. Conversely I've seen many cars aligned without the steering wheel being centered. You'd think that would be obvious, but it ain't.
After the steering wheel is centered if the car still pulls or drifts one way or another the likely culprit is tires. There's not really much aligning to be done in a modern McPherson strut car and the toe in/out only affects steering feel, but doesn't cause a pull or drift all by itself. Have the front tires rotated right to left, perfectly acceptable with modern radials and see what effect that has.
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