I would imagine the comment he responded to was thinking of smaller passenger cars. Pulling off and centering the steering wheel without adjusting toe (on a passenger vehicle) is obviously not going to align the vehicle. But honestly any newer/modern passenger vehicle that I’ve worked on usually has a key in the splines so that the steering wheel can only be installed in one position… so idk maybe the commenter was thinking of some of the older stuff? Big rigs with the solid front axles and one tie rod tube connecting the ends is pretty simple. Get the front toe within spec and straight ahead, then set your steering wheel straight. If you can’t get both sides of the front toe in spec using that method… you got bent, loose or fucked up steering/suspension components and go from there. Honestly big rig setups sound awesome compared to the new German stuff I have to work on these days lol
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I would imagine the comment he responded to was thinking of smaller passenger cars. Pulling off and centering the steering wheel without adjusting toe (on a passenger vehicle) is obviously not going to align the vehicle. But honestly any newer/modern passenger vehicle that I’ve worked on usually has a key in the splines so that the steering wheel can only be installed in one position… so idk maybe the commenter was thinking of some of the older stuff?
Big rigs with the solid front axles and one tie rod tube connecting the ends is pretty simple. Get the front toe within spec and straight ahead, then set your steering wheel straight. If you can’t get both sides of the front toe in spec using that method… you got bent, loose or fucked up steering/suspension components and go from there. Honestly big rig setups sound awesome compared to the new German stuff I have to work on these days lol