Steering Wheel Alignment?

longshaw · Post by **longshaw** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:18 pm

Hi All,

I have just had a 4 wheel alignment, the car runs perfectly on the flat

However the steering wheel is now offset ~5 degrees clockwise. and driving me mental

Any though how to correct the steering wheel? (Or any other suggestions)

Rockhopper · Post by **Rockhopper** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:38 pm

They haven't tracked it correctly - the steering wheel is centered by two pins so it can't be moved, its your fixed point of reference when doing alignment. Take it back to the place that did it.

Jfgoldfish · Post by **Jfgoldfish** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:01 pm

I agree.
I have had this problem before on another car.
Take it back before they forget they did the work!

Out of interest, how much did a 4 wheel alignment set you back?

longshaw · Post by **longshaw** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:45 am

Jfgoldfish wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:01 pm Out of interest, how much did a 4 wheel alignment set you back?

£35 (should have been £45) Norton Tyres Manchester

Sidewaze Samm · Post by **Sidewaze Samm** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 2:07 pm

longshaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:45 am
Jfgoldfish wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:01 pm Out of interest, how much did a 4 wheel alignment set you back?
£35 (should have been £45) Norton Tyres Manchester

That's cheap. Pay peanuts, get monkeys...
Maybe just write it off and take it where they know how to do it properly. I went to Drury Lane Auto in Oldham. Plenty of motorsport knowledge and they seemed pretty clued up.

Rockhopper · Post by **Rockhopper** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:24 pm

Thats way too cheap for a four wheel alignment even at the full price!

Jfgoldfish · Post by **Jfgoldfish** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:55 am

longshaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:45 am £35 (should have been £45) Norton Tyres Manchester

Wow, thats crazy cheap.
That is what I pay the local tyre shop just for a front toe adjustment.

I would still take it back for them to correct the front toe. That is a very simple task that they shouldn't have gotten wrong in the first instance.

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 12:15 pm

I'm with Sidewaze Samm. If they couldn't get something that basic right, I'd not go near the place again.
Even if they got the steering wheel straight, would you ever be confident everything was as it should be?

Its 35 quid lost, but maybe take advice from other members local to you and find a reputable place that will do it properly and give you printed evidence of the before and after.

javis20 · Post by **javis20** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:24 pm

Basically they made all the toe adjustments from one side. The wheel is supposed to be centered first and toe adjusted appropriately from both sides.

Sidewaze Samm · Post by **Sidewaze Samm** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:38 pm

longshaw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:45 am
Jfgoldfish wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:01 pm Out of interest, how much did a 4 wheel alignment set you back?
£35 (should have been £45) Norton Tyres Manchester

Is this where you went? https://www.nortonstyres.co.uk/wheel-alignment-tracking
No mention of 4-wheel alignment on their site that I can see. The only mention of alignment I can find is a cursory description of front wheel tracking.
Did they tell you it was 4-wheel alignment? What rig did they have - again no mention on their site of Hunter or other professional gear. They seem to focus on their mobile fitting service...
As I mentioned above, I went to Drury Auto in Oldham along with my son. They did both our zeds and we're both very happy - it was well worth the trip from the other side of Manchester.
Just put it down to experience and get the job sorted properly.

longshaw · Post by **longshaw** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:45 pm

Sidewaze Samm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:38 pm Is this where you went? https://www.nortonstyres.co.uk/wheel-alignment-tracking

Yes

Sidewaze Samm wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 2:07 pm That's cheap. Pay peanuts, get monkeys...

Looks like it ... Lesson learnt!

Sidewaze Samm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:38 pm Drury Auto in Oldham

I'm pretty close to Oldham, and 10mins from Drury Auto. Is this the one you recommend?

https://goo.gl/maps/steYiWCjbQrrFGZp6
https://www.drurylaneservices.com/

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:50 pm

longshaw wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:45 pm
Sidewaze Samm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:38 pm Is this where you went? https://www.nortonstyres.co.uk/wheel-alignment-tracking
Yes

Sidewaze Samm wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 2:07 pm That's cheap. Pay peanuts, get monkeys...
Looks like it ... Lesson learnt!

Sidewaze Samm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:38 pm Drury Auto in Oldham
I'm pretty close to Oldham, and 10mins from Drury Auto. Is this the one you recommend?

https://goo.gl/maps/steYiWCjbQrrFGZp6
https://www.drurylaneservices.com/

It is a shame you have lost your money, but at least it proves, yet again, the worth of talking to people on this forum................... if the advice is heeded, which you seem to be doing.
Hope it all gets sorted for you.

Rockhopper · Post by **Rockhopper** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:55 pm

I was wrong when i said the steering wheel can't be moved, it can be but in this case its has been tracked incorrectly so there is no way you should be adjusting the wheel to compensate for it.

Sidewaze Samm · Post by **Sidewaze Samm** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:35 pm

Rockhopper wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:55 pm I'm pretty close to Oldham, and 10mins from Drury Auto. Is this the one you recommend?

https://goo.gl/maps/steYiWCjbQrrFGZp6
https://www.drurylaneservices.com/

Yep. That's the place. They won't let you in the workshop to watch but you get the printouts, and are happy to give you explanations and answer queries.

longshaw · Post by **longshaw** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:16 am

Took mine to Dury Lane Service, on the advice of other members, and I am glad I did. (Sidewaze Samm)
Printouts/reports before during and after were all given. Now all green and runs perfect alignment (to drive feels as good as it can get)
Some rust parts apparently and an ill fitted top cap was part of the reason for misalignment. It was replaced.
The *only* downside it was £324 (inc. vat) for the alignment, top can and labour.

I would *highly* recommend

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