Steering Wheel crooked

[asndragonboii]

I tihnk i know what youre talking about.

I've driven 3 different cars of 3 different makes and their steering wheels are crooked. THERE IS NO PULL. To drive straight, the steering wheel is to the left maybe 1 degree.. it will drive perfectly normal.. it's just the steering wheel that is not on the column correctly or something. Nothing to do with the alignment

The 3 cars:
Old ass Mercedes... older than me.
1997 Dakota
2006 Civic

[soxfan143]

If the car doesn't pull and the wheel is crooked it doesn't mean the alignment is correct. It just means that the toe is off in the front or rear or both. You can have a car not pull but the wheel is crooked. Just go and have an alignment done by someone who knows wtf he's doing. If the steering wheel isn't perfectly level when the front toe is set the wheel will be crooked but will drive straight. Read my previous post for more info. You should NEVER have to remove a steering wheel to center it EVER. Unless someone already did and you are fixing the problem.

[samx109]

or just make sure that your front tires' tire pressure is the same..

and make sure that both of them have even wear, otherwise the car will go left or right depends on the tread wear.

[gotsnodooks]

Originally Posted by 10Hondas

There is a TSB on vehicles drifting to the left and right and it also addresses a steering wheel off center issue. It is fixed by doing an alignment with the steering wheel indexed in a centered position. Bring the TSB to the dealer.

Originally Posted by jjohan35

Thanks 10Honda. I will bring it in tomorrow.

You should give 10Hondas some rep for finding that TSB for ya.

Good info!

[asndragonboii]

When adjusting the tie-rods to adjust the front toe, would that also adjust the camber?

REPAIR PROCEDURE C
1. Make sure the steering wheel is centered.
• Turn the steering wheel all the way to the right
until it stops.
• Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left,
and count the number of revolutions until it stops.
• Divide the number of revolutions in half, and turn
the steering wheel until it is centered. For
example, if it takes four revolutions of the
steering wheel to go from lock to lock, two turns
is centered.
• If the steering wheel is off-center by a large
amount (20 mm or more), it is possible that the
steering wheel is not centered on the steering
column shaft. Reinstall the steering wheel before
going to step 2.

2. Place the vehicle on a lift, rotate the steering wheel
until the steering wheel is centered, then raise the
vehicle.

3. Adjust the tie-rods. Use your measurements from
question 13 of the test-drive to make your
adjustment.
• If the wheels are pointed to the right, shorten the
driver’s side tie-rod, and lengthen the
passenger’s side.
• If the wheels are pointed to the left, shorten the
passenger’s side tie-rod, and lengthen the
driver’s side.
• Each 360° turn of the tie-rod equals about 8 mm
of steering wheel adjustment. For example, a
steering wheel is off-center by 4 mm, with the
front wheels pointed right (when the steering
wheel is centered). To correct the off-center,
shorten the driver’s side tie-rod by a half-turn,
and lengthen the passenger’s side tie rod by a
half-turn.

^got that from the TSB honda10 posted

[07k20z3ftw]

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