Should Steering Location?
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Not a dumb question, a more concise way to ask it would be that you want to know if the center of the rack coincides with the Steering wheel being centered.
I don't know an easy way to figure that out for sure but if it makes you feel any better, mine is exactly how you describe (left, a-pillar; right 3-o'clock)
I don't know an easy way to figure that out for sure but if it makes you feel any better, mine is exactly how you describe (left, a-pillar; right 3-o'clock)
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The steering wheel has a master spline and can only be installed in one position.
If the steering wheel is in the straightahead position when driving straight on a flat road, and the steering wheel still ends up at different angles at full lock, it means the steering angles are offset between the two front wheels.
I wasn't trying to rephrase his question. I was asking another question to try and answer it.
If the steering wheel is in the straightahead position when driving straight on a flat road, and the steering wheel still ends up at different angles at full lock, it means the steering angles are offset between the two front wheels.
I wasn't trying to rephrase his question. I was asking another question to try and answer it.
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Its good to here that they could only put back on one way and that someone else has the same issue. I have noticed that even before they replaced the clutch that every alignment I have gotten has had the steering wheel a little to the right when on a good flat road. Too bad the only place that had it perfect was a evil Honda dealer that has screwed me over numerous times.
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You're right. I was talking about the joint where the steering column engages the steering gear. That joint has a master spline, but the steering wheel itself does not.
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Originally Posted by alexf20c,Oct 6 2004, 07:04 PM
You're right. I was talking about the joint where the steering column engages the steering gear. That joint has a master spline, but the steering wheel itself does not. ![smile.gif](https://www.s2ki.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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The coupler from the steering shaft to the rack that must be disconnected from the rack does NOT have a master spline. If your sterring wheel is not centered after the trans or clutch has been replaced, The coupler was not assembled on the same spline it was on previously.
Take it back, tell them the wheel is not centered, and they can fix it.
Take it back, tell them the wheel is not centered, and they can fix it.