Date:         Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:19:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <rob_b9@LYCOS.COM>
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From:         Rob <rob_b9@LYCOS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alignment Question
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At  6/10/2004 11:56 AM, you wrote:
>Ryan,
>Your alignment guy probably forgot to (or neglected to, because it is pain)
>adjust the tie rod lengths so that the steering wheel was centered as well
>as the wheels aligned.

The van needs to go back to the shop if it really bothers you. If you can
take your hands off the wheel and it still goes straight it's fine. Not
that any of this is going to help you on the trip you already left on...

FWIW in the alignment the steering wheel is centered & locked down, then
the tie rods are adjusted to specs. Adjusting the tie rods is not a pain,
it's how you line it up.
(No I didn't even mention camber or caster or the rears.... we are talking
about the steering wheel being off a little).
And just a bit more in the FWIW department... I can't count the number of
times we'd get a car in the shop because "it pulls". On the test drive
you'd notice the steering wheel off to one side or another but the car
going straight down the road. If you straightened the wheel the car pulled
in that direction.
It just needed an alignment to straighten out the steering wheel.




Rob
rob_b9@lycos.com