Thread: Steering wheel misalignment

id go back and ask, hey wtf you do to my car here?

If your inspections are similar to our inspections, your mis-aligned steering wheel could not happen during an inspection.


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Ex Vehicle Inspector.

Inspectors here jack them up by the drip edge.

I'd like to hear how he got the jack on an inner tie rod considering how the frame and control are are in the way. Plus..one tie rod would make it steer badly.

Most likely.. you didn't happen to notice it was slightly off before.

Originally Posted by GPCharlie

So Bronco Boy you're saying it happened out of the blue? I don't think so. I've contacted him and he said to bring it back. He used a floor jack to jack up one side of the car at time to inspect the front wheels for loose ball joints etc. He left the motor running while he did this. I noticed the issue with the steering while shortly after I left there. So, you still think he had nothing to do with it? The car has less than 68,000 miles on it. I have maintenance performed before items become due. I stay on top of things. No, this just did not happen out of the blue. I'm asking here trying to get an idea of what may have caused this and what to look for.

Out of the blue? No. By a guy inspecting your vehicle? Unlikely. Think of what is involved to get the wheel that far off. Unless the inspector did something stupid, he wouldn't have done anything to effect the wheel this much. I've been doing inspections on and off for almost 30 years, and have yet to have a story like yours be the fault of the inspector. See coincidence.

One time I helped a customer by topping up his power steering fluid that he bought from me. Two days later he is back blaming me for breaking his power steering pump. See coincidence.

Originally Posted by HighOctaneRacing

The inspector probably jacked it up by the inner tie rod

Definitely a possibilty.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Most likely.. you didn't happen to notice it was slightly off before.

^ This gets my vote.

Originally Posted by GPCharlie

I'm asking here trying to get an idea of what may have caused this and what to look for.

Like HighOctaneRacing said,the inspector may have jacked it up by the inner tie rod.

Or he removed the wheel and put it back in the wrong position.

Or he disconnected the steering at the rack and put it back in the wrong position.

The first one is the only one that I can see as being possible. But unlikely as you never mentioned the car was pulling to one side or dragging.

Originally Posted by Bronco Boy

Like HighOctaneRacing said,the inspector may have jacked it up by the inner tie rod.

Or he removed the wheel and put it back in the wrong position.

Or he disconnected the steering at the rack and put it back in the wrong position.

The first one is the only one that I can see as being possible. But unlikely as you never mentioned the car was pulling to one side or dragging.

none of this is possible. id like to see how a jack gets past the sway bar and hits the tie rod.

Originally Posted by ScottyDoggs

none of this is possible. id like to see how a jack gets past the sway bar and hits the tie rod.

Anything is possible, thus this thread. LOL

Inspectors in MA don't remove wheels and if you go try to jack up your inner tie rod with a wheel on.. I give you kudos if you can catch it with a jack.

The subframe and control arm and sway bar are all in the way of you catching it.

They don't remove wheels? ?!? No brake inspection?

not with the tires on the car your not.

Originally Posted by HighOctaneRacing

Don't have photos on me but look here. Last photo.

You can definitely hit the inner but you'll also be hitting the outer a bit too.

http://www.w-body.com/topic/30087-en...g-install-fe3/

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Now cut yer crap boy!

bill im suprised your not a mod on that forum to