steering wheel crooked

slownoma63 · 10-24-2009, 05:45 PM

stupid ? i bought my truck and it was bagged up front, and the steering wheel is completly to the right! it steers straight as an aero, what bolt or where do i loosen to get the wheel straight? its pointing at 3 oclock and its pissing me off

nd4spd18 · 10-24-2009, 08:44 PM

Gonna have to get the alignment re-done to fix that. Sounds like somebody aligned it with the wheel not straight

90blueS10 · 10-24-2009, 08:56 PM

Theres no adjustability for the steering wheel. Its all in the front steering.

As said you will need to take it to an alignment shop.

slownoma63 · 10-24-2009, 09:51 PM

tire discounters said they wouldnt do it because they couldnt because it was bagged?

slonlow2000 · 10-24-2009, 10:02 PM

I know when I put a tilt column in my last truck I got it all hooked up under the hood, and in the truck and the wheel was upside down. Thought I would live with it, but I was wrong. Anyways I had to crawl back under and disconnect it where it meets the steering box and turn it until it was straight.

But since the guys above me are saying its not ajustable maybe I had something wrong when I had the wheel upside down. After I straightened it out it always drove fine.

s10dollar · 10-25-2009, 02:15 PM

the the rag joint is keyed so it goes on only one way i would just try and find a different aligment shop

Nitemare · 10-26-2009, 01:19 AM

that's bullshit they wouldnt align it for you, it's no different.

you just have to have the vehicle aired up to ride height while you do it that's all.

find someplace else to get an alignment.

Mike1234 · 10-26-2009, 03:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by s10dollar

the the rag joint is keyed so it goes on only one way i would just try and find a different aligment shop

It might depend on the year because mine isn't. It's splined, but not keyed. I disconnected the joint to get at the middle spark plug when I was changing them and never marked where the two line up. My steering wheel was off a touch afterwards when I put it back together. I could never get the steering wheel to line up perfectly after many attempts to adjust it. I just left it, but when I got an alignment about a year later they fixed it.

You could get it closer by doing this (assuming is not keyed). But you'll need an alignment to get it right on.

992drjimmy · 10-26-2009, 10:14 PM

Ive heard of shops not wanting to align bagged trucks. They claim its because of the air up and down messes it up and people constantly bringing them back complaning. Same with lifted trucks. Some wont align them either.

Nitemare · 10-27-2009, 02:20 AM

i had to convince town fair tire to align me after i 5/6'd, but they did it.

and they told me my camber was in spec, even tho i have 3" coils. it really looks in spec tho like the tires aint like /\ or anythin but i figured the camber would need a few shims atleast

10-24-2009, 05:45 PM	#1
slownoma63 dly drug Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 588 Location: Troy, OH User is: OffLine	steering wheel crooked stupid ? i bought my truck and it was bagged up front, and the steering wheel is completly to the right! it steers straight as an aero, what bolt or where do i loosen to get the wheel straight? its pointing at 3 oclock and its pissing me off
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10-24-2009, 08:44 PM	#2
nd4spd18 I am sofa king we tod did Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 467 Location: PA User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked Gonna have to get the alignment re-done to fix that. Sounds like somebody aligned it with the wheel not straight
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10-24-2009, 08:56 PM	#3
90blueS10 Calico 1st Gen Age: 17 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,101 Location: Ottawa, Kansas User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked Theres no adjustability for the steering wheel. Its all in the front steering. As said you will need to take it to an alignment shop.
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10-24-2009, 09:51 PM	#4
slownoma63 dly drug Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 588 Location: Troy, OH User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked tire discounters said they wouldnt do it because they couldnt because it was bagged?
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10-24-2009, 10:02 PM	#5
slonlow2000 Mustangs lowered at least Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,728 Location: Ironton, Mo User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked I know when I put a tilt column in my last truck I got it all hooked up under the hood, and in the truck and the wheel was upside down. Thought I would live with it, but I was wrong. Anyways I had to crawl back under and disconnect it where it meets the steering box and turn it until it was straight. But since the guys above me are saying its not ajustable maybe I had something wrong when I had the wheel upside down. After I straightened it out it always drove fine.
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10-25-2009, 02:15 PM	#6
s10dollar Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 515 Location: Blue Springs User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked the the rag joint is keyed so it goes on only one way i would just try and find a different aligment shop
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10-26-2009, 01:19 AM	#7
Nitemare keepin it freshhh Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,656 Location: Pawtucket, RI User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked that's bullshit they wouldnt align it for you, it's no different. you just have to have the vehicle aired up to ride height while you do it that's all. find someplace else to get an alignment.
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10-26-2009, 03:12 PM	#8
Mike1234 Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 475 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked Quote: Originally Posted by s10dollar the the rag joint is keyed so it goes on only one way i would just try and find a different aligment shop It might depend on the year because mine isn't. It's splined, but not keyed. I disconnected the joint to get at the middle spark plug when I was changing them and never marked where the two line up. My steering wheel was off a touch afterwards when I put it back together. I could never get the steering wheel to line up perfectly after many attempts to adjust it. I just left it, but when I got an alignment about a year later they fixed it. You could get it closer by doing this (assuming is not keyed). But you'll need an alignment to get it right on.
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10-26-2009, 10:14 PM	#9
992drjimmy Registered User Age: 38 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,247 Location: Decatur INDIANA User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked Ive heard of shops not wanting to align bagged trucks. They claim its because of the air up and down messes it up and people constantly bringing them back complaning. Same with lifted trucks. Some wont align them either.
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10-27-2009, 02:20 AM	#10
Nitemare keepin it freshhh Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,656 Location: Pawtucket, RI User is: OffLine	Re: steering wheel crooked i had to convince town fair tire to align me after i 5/6'd, but they did it. and they told me my camber was in spec, even tho i have 3" coils. it really looks in spec tho like the tires aint like /\ or anythin but i figured the camber would need a few shims atleast
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