Steering Wheel alignment

[HeckaTrebeka]

You can eye-ball the alignment and be pretty darn straight, but may want to take it to a shop to get extremely accurate. Like Triathlete said, just make sure the wheel is straight before you start your adjustments.

I believe, also, that you can just turn both tie rod nuts equally and you would still have the same alignment as before. Something to consider, and really easy/cheap/quick to do

[twalker920]

Rotated the steering wheel one spline clockwise. Much better. May take it in for one more fine tune alignment at some point...probably after Moab lol.

Did NOT hit myself in the face with my steering wheel...thanks Scott!

[bartmanS4]

Did NOT hit myself in the face with my steering wheel...thanks Scott!

I'm here for ya!

[Y33TREKker]

Good to hear you worked it out on your own. I've had a similar alignment experience with my car recently.

Took it to a Ford dealer because of the previous GOOD alignment experience I had. This time though, different alignment guy, and totally BAD alignment experience. (Couldn't get my steering wheel straight after three attempts and finally threw up his hands and said that was as good as "my car" could get... ...because it couldn't possibly be that he didn't know how to do a proper alignment).

Anyway, I've heard varying opinions on moving a steering wheel a spline or two one way or the other to get it re-positioned correctly, and whether that messes up the clock-spring for your turns signals, etc, but I can honestly say I've never had any later problems after I've re-splined my steering wheel to get it recentered using steering wheel pullers.

[twalker920]

I've had no negative effects since moving it. Just smiling a lot more at being able to hold it like a proper steering wheel again!