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Subject:Re: Alignment
From:Mike Miller
Date:Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:42:11 -0800

It was correct before all this started.  I mean by that the steering wheel
was level when the wheels were pointed straight ahead.  I never checked if
it was equal number of turns of the steering wheel right and left.

Mike

On 1/8/03 8:33 PM, "THX0001@aol.com" <THX0001@aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 1/8/03 11:08:53 PM, mwmiller@cwnet.com writes:
>
> << First try the steering wheel was centered but the turns left and right were
> different which usually says the rack is not centered. >>
>
> Centering the steering wheel means to equalize the tie rod ends with the
> steering wheel and the road wheels pointed straight ahead.  Unless some
> dunderhead has removed the steering wheel and not indexed it correctly upon
> replacement, adjusting the tie rod ends so that an equal number of threads
> are exposed on either tie rod is all that has to be done to start the
> alignment.
>
> George
>