Crooked AutoExe Steering Wheel
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Crooked AutoExe Steering Wheel
Hey folks.
Got my AutoExe steering wheel today, and while I liked the way it feels, there is a problem. The steering wheel is crooked no matter how I adjusted it.
It appears to me that the teeth on the AutoExe steering wheel are misaligned. With the OEM steering wheel, I could set it straight ahead, but with the AutoExe, I could not get it straight. It's either crooked to the right or the left and I could notice it when I am driving.
I have emailed MazMart about this, but I just wanted to see some opinions from other folks here who may have this steering wheel.
OEM(with cover, but without controls):
AutoExe:
Thanks!
Got my AutoExe steering wheel today, and while I liked the way it feels, there is a problem. The steering wheel is crooked no matter how I adjusted it.
It appears to me that the teeth on the AutoExe steering wheel are misaligned. With the OEM steering wheel, I could set it straight ahead, but with the AutoExe, I could not get it straight. It's either crooked to the right or the left and I could notice it when I am driving.
I have emailed MazMart about this, but I just wanted to see some opinions from other folks here who may have this steering wheel.
OEM(with cover, but without controls):
AutoExe:
Thanks!
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I think I figured out something.
The workshop manual mentioned that you could adjust the steering angle. Might just have the dealer/a shop do that and alignment.
Is that right?
The workshop manual mentioned that you could adjust the steering angle. Might just have the dealer/a shop do that and alignment.
Is that right?
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Yah, if you adjust the tie rods in a complimentary way, you can straighten the steering wheel without changing toe.
This is actually a way you can tell if your alignment tech is worth a damn. The newer (last decade or two?) alignment racks will tell you to straighten the wheel and then it will take a measurement. Then it will compensate for any accidental wheel movement after that and tell you how to adjust toe regardless of how the wheel moves. If a tech using modern equipment can't get the steering wheel on your car straight, that tech is probably incompetent.
This is actually a way you can tell if your alignment tech is worth a damn. The newer (last decade or two?) alignment racks will tell you to straighten the wheel and then it will take a measurement. Then it will compensate for any accidental wheel movement after that and tell you how to adjust toe regardless of how the wheel moves. If a tech using modern equipment can't get the steering wheel on your car straight, that tech is probably incompetent.
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