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cockeyed steering wheel
Driving home from Watkins Glenn after two full days of Driver's Ed (!), I noticed that my steering wheel is off by a few degrees as I drove down a strait highway..
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09-04-2002, 07:28 AM
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Mine is as well. I'm pretty sure it's an easy fix, I've been holding off on doing it for....well for no good reason. maybe I'll try it this weekend.
Any advice? Jared
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09-04-2002, 07:45 AM
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Steering wheel center is adjusted by the tie-rod ends, but if it off all of a sudden, my guess is that something came 'loose' during the event, like an upper strut mount. Or could an off-track excursion been the cause?
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09-04-2002, 07:56 AM
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Assuming it was off prior to the DE, Dad911 is right. All you have to do is adjust the tie rod ends THE SAME NUMBER OF TURNS OR PARTIAL TURNS to straighten out the steering wheel. For example, if when sitting in the car the wheel is turned a bit to the right and the wheels are straight, you would adjust the passenger side tie rod so it is longer and the driver's side tie rod so it is shorter (making the same number of partial/full turns on each tie rod) If the steering wheel is off substantially then pull off the steering wheel, recenter, and replace the wheel.
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09-04-2002, 08:16 AM
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Kicked up a little dust on the way out of the toe of the boot, (must watch that line thingy) but not enough to knock the suspension out of whack.
Funny things you notice on a long drive home... Thanks guys. |
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09-04-2002, 10:36 AM
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Was the road crowned? If it was you may have just noticed the bump-steer in a 911's front suspension.
If the mis-alignment is a constant thing that appeared after the DE, I would hesitate just readjusting the tie rods to accomodate the change. I'd be even more hesitant to just reset the steering wheel. If it were my car which I was going to stake my life on it while on the track I'd want to understand what specifically moved to cause the mis-alignment. I'd check all the bolts on the suspension and strut towers to find out what moved. I'd also check all of the suspension bushings to see if any are worn. Basically if it were my butt in the drivers seat, I'd want to make sure that the underlying root cause is fixed and not just covered up. Cars just don't change their alignement from going off course. Something was bent or moved. That something needs to be fixed and if possible steps taken to ensure that the problem doesn't reoccur. Just my $0.02 
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Just rotate all your gauges by a couple of degrees.
 I would check for anything loose or damaged and then have the suspension aligned to make sure nothing is out of whack. Adjusting the steering wheel to compensate may just cover a new problem. Are you sure it was stright before? Did you recently have an alignment and maybe didn't notice it was off after that? |
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09-05-2002, 07:26 AM
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1969 Porsche 911E 2.0 E
