@@rolandsequeira Depends on the vehicle. If on full lock you can access the tie rod, then there's no need to remove the wheel. I've done it on my little car.
glad it is working for you,had my tech add a tad bet for road crown although I was reading up if to much is added it could cost tire wear,tires not tracking straight
Thank you Brother! I’ve got my steering shifted toward the left after using a spare tire in the front wheels. Honestly what an amazing video👏👏👏. I started using 1/4 but nothing happened. Did a reverse engineering and Then performed a full turn or 360 degrees. And the result. My steering alignment is PERFECTLY in the right position when running my car in the highway. Still on earth there’s human being like you!!! MANY MANY THANKS
@@BrosFOURRSpeed subscribed to the channel. Won’t be missing the new video. Me car is Honda Odyssey 5th generation with tons of sensors. But we did it 👏👏👏👏
did you get it right in the end ? - I am the same - maybe 3mm out of centre and it is driving me crazy !!!!! - when the alignment centre was trying to get this done they were going either too far left or too far right - and I need a "sweet" center spot on !!!
Subscribed! Finally I'm able to have a good night sleep after showing this video to my mechanic and he fixed my crooked steering wheel. I'm surprised how most workshop doesn't know this simple trick.
haha wow! Thats why I don't like bringing my cars to shops. I have 1 professional mechanic friend who I trust. So many shops have people who really don't know much lol
I just had a replacement of all of my expired tyres and had my wheels balanced and aligned, unfortunately my steering wheel is now crooked, exactly like in your wife's car. I went back to the tyre shop but the mechanic wasn't able to fix it after 2 adjustments. Gonna try this solution this weekends as it is driving me nuts. Thanks for this man!
@@BrosFOURRSpeedMy steering wheel is now straight. After some trial and error, my tie rods needed around ~190 deg of rotation. Thank you so much for this video!
@@juanojeda8069 You need to do it to both sides to keep the alignment. So in his case, car was drifting right..so need to adjust the toe left.. so he shortened drivers side rod (this pulls the rear of the wheel closer so it turns the whole wheel left and then extend/lengthen the passenger side so it 'pushes' the rear of the wheel which turns the wheel left also.
@@RoxusRemowait I think I see how I fucked up. So “opposite” turn directions, is actually the same, because the rods are pointing opposite directions. So clockwise one side, counterclockwise the other means they both get turned away from you (pushed over) or turned toward you (pulled under) if you’re perpendicular to them
Just did adjustment at a local shop with my mercedes s212 2016 and got the same result as you. I went back again two times to the shop and try to explain my steering wheel problem. The shop owner was just angry and snarky. Now i will adjust my wheels exactly like you. Thanks for the video. 😊
I tried explaining this to the shop who did my alignment but they test drove it with 3 people and told me it was fine. so I took it elsewhere and they ALSO didnt straighten the wheel .-.
Same bro I have an s60t5 put new rod ends on got the dealer to perform the alignment, low and behold still a tad bit cooked lol. Steering. Was straight before I took it to them
Just found this great video as I've had new tyres and alignment on my V70 and the steering wheel is crooked! I called the shop and they gave me some nonsense about 'settling in'. As the old saying goes,"If you want something done,do it yourself"
Funny how I took my car in to get this done (I'm not a car guy, just a software dev) and they then had the steering wheel about as off but to the opposite side. So here I am. Thanks brother!
I've got a collection of 7 Audi's between me and my wife and every time I take any of them to be aligned I get the SAME result as you, crooked steering wheel and never ever straight. I hassled taking it back and dealing with them and their excuses and denials so I'm glad for your video which gives me the idea. Thanks again
Cash money information right there. Goodness my mind can't settle when I'm driving my truck. Specifically because of that exact reason right there. Much appreciated for the knowledge my brother.
Man, you saved my sanity 🤯 Those damn alignment shops always mess up my steering wheel, usually it took them 3-4-5 times to center it. Last time they all failed and I got tired, decided to fix it myself, found and watched your video and my friend helped me with this procedure - finally steering wheel is centered 🤘🤘 Had similar problem (car drifted to the right), needed half of a rotation with my '07 BMW e60. Happy af about it and thank you very much!
Thanks man, great video! I had the same problem on my 2012 Camry only opposite of your Audi. My front wheels needed to go slightly to the right. I did one full turn on the adjusters like in your video. But, in my case it was just a bit too far and steering wheel was slightly off in the other direction. So, ended up having to do the adjustments a second time. I returned the adjusters a bit back so that they were both exactly 1/2 turn from where they were originally. 2nd test drive and sucess! Straight track and straight wheel. Kinda sucked having to do it twice but I guess it's trial and error with different vehicles. Still saved me alot of money and hassle with alignment shop! Thank you!!!
@@reza_dc2 It really doesn't matter which side you do first. I actually did the passenger side first. What matters is that you adjust both sides absolutely the same. But, one side you will turn the adjuster clockwise, and the other side counterclockwise.
Great video, very well done! Instructions are clear and easy to follow. I love how you explained the principle of tie rod adjustments by using your hand to illustrate the effect of changes in both directions. The steering wheel alignment on my 2017 GMC Sierra 2500 has been bugging me (off to the left just like yours), and your video has motivated me to fix it. I'm headed to the garage this morning!
WOW! After watching your video. I grabbed my jack and impact and ran out to my driveway. Did the whole blue tape and sharpie thing. Turned both exactly one turn and now it's perfect! THANK YOU!!!!!
hello I have a question, did you walk on both sides? How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side? For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left? Thanks
Awesome video, i had replaced my steering gear box on my van, it had really loose steering with a dead spot. Put the new gear box in, nice stiff steering but the wheel was cricked to the side where my dead spot began with the old one. Ill give this a go in the morning, I do have a good alignment.
I am so glad I found your video. My Q5 flat-bottom steering wheel has the same issue as yours, and it bothers me every time I drive the car. However, I do not want to take it back to get it re-aligned since I would have to pay them again plus wasting time in the waiting room. I will try your adjustment method on the weekend. Thanks for helping others!
This is exactly the information that I need. Just had an alignment but the steering wheel is crooked. Have an Audi A3 so must be very similar or the same as S3. Thanks.
Great video. People need to keep in mind that if the ball joint is on the front side of the spindle like my BMW is they need to reverse the lengthen/shorten concept.
I did a 1/2 turn on my 2022 Toyota Corolla SE and the car drove to much left. I did that 1/8 turn like you did and it worked. I guess its trial and error on different cars🍷
I just want to thank you for this video. Even my car is a 2009 Nissan Altima, this video (that I watched several times!) was helpful as I managed to realign/straighten the steering wheel of my car myself. It took me a tiny bit of time and some trial and error. Proud of myself ! 😁🙌🏾
hello I have a question, did you walk on both sides? How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side? For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left? Thanks
Installed a new tie rod because of rattling going over bumps, and vibration when braking at higher speed, mechanic couldn’t figure out what was causing it, so I replaced the tie rod myself and was able to get the steering wheel back to straight again from being off centered. Holding it at 12:10 to drive straight was killing me. So I adjusted the set screw and within a couple try’s, my wheel was straight again. Saved time because I would have taken the entire tie rod off again to re count the 14 rotations or just add/minus but your way was much faster 🙏🏼 thanks again!!!
Toyota did my alignment on my 2020 Corolla and the purpose was to fix this issue and… well it came back the exact same. I went back in today and of course they can’t fit me back in until next Saturday but I’ll try this today and pray it works. 180km for daily driving like this is driving me insane
Hey man THANK YOU for making this video. I’ve had 5 alignments and only 1 got my steering wheel straight. I did what you said and my steering wheel is straight again after installing new coilovers
hello I have a question, did you walk on both sides? How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side? For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left? Thanks
Thank you Bros 4 speed for your explanation. Note if the tie rod ends are infront of the centre axle, the adjustments are the opposite way round. Same principle.
I did this today it only need about a half a turn - I would say I was at 11:30 probably on the steering wheel. One turn on most cars is pretty drastic. Nice video thanks for posting
That's driving me nuts as well! Here Germany it's the same problem with those tire shops. I let them do the alignment 3 times until they got it right 😅
hello very good video my steering wheel is a few degrees to the right, the service guys couldn't get the steering wheel straight. I'm going to try your version but I want to be sure I understand correctly. so you have to go to both the right and left wheels, and as you turn the right one way, you turn the other way on the left side for example. did I understand correctly? thanks sorry english i am from romania europe
If your steering wheel is angled to the right. You need to adjust the tie rod ends to pull the wheels both to the right. So one side you need to lengthen the tie rod and the other side you need to shorten it
Looking forward to trying this. My wheels was straight but just put new Michelin pilot ss on the front and it's ever so slightly to the left now, car is a giulia quadrifoglio and it has a really quick rack. Drives me crazy 😂
thanks for the video. ive taken my car many times to align and the steering wheel always crooked. mines the same as your vid it drifts to the right when steering wheel is straight gonna try it home later!
Yes it worked on xc40 , after 3 alignments back to back the wheel was either like yours or on the oter side. I had to do 3 turns clockwise for right and anticlockwise to left(driver) and voilà Tip, if the safety nut is not comming off , heat it ..
hello I have a question, did you walk on both sides? How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side? For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left? Thanks
Can i do this even though my upper ball joint driver side have excessive play? My mechanic told me they can’t do wheel alignment cause my ball joint have excessive play.
Thanks for this vid! Here in the UK they do a rubbish job too and it’s never straight after getting alignment done. I’ve got OCD and my steering wheel needs to be straight! I’m going to give it go 👍
I have the same problem with my Nissan Quest and Toyota Camry. I thought it was an alignment issue and would have taken the car to the shop. But with this video's help I'm going to fix it myself.
Make sure your alignment is good tho first. This fix is geared towards cars that just got an alignment and now the steering wheel is off. If its been a while since you've had an alignment, this might not fully solve the issue
I have 2024 GTI and I got 3 alignments already but my steering wheel is always going towards the left when I’m on the high way the dealership told me it’s the road but I been on good roads and still the same result. My question is if I do this adjustment would this affect how the my car drives and feels on the road?
It will depend on the threads. Look at the direction they go and determine if you need to expand the tie rod or make it smaller. One side will need to be expanded, the other side will need to be made smaller
In greece the mechanics are kind of stupid for not knowing this or they are probably trying to scam you... paid 6 times for wheel alighment at an authorized ford dealer for my fiesta to mess this up over and over again.. went to a local mechanic showed him your video and told him to do the exact same thing.. the mechanic tool about an hour of work and finally my fiesta is a straight arrow again.. Thank you does not even come close to how i want to express my gratitude for making this video
Yeah my 23 Camry Le does that I’m going straight and the steering wheel is a lot to the left , they said alignment was done fine, but they probably didn’t think about that rod! Thank you next time I’ll let them know
Thank you for the very instructive video. My steering wheel "points to" 1 o´clock (slightly right), and I want thus adjust it counterclockwise to "noon".
Which tie rod do I have to adjust if the steering wheel is to the right when I'm driving straight and the steering wheel is slightly leaning to the right halfway
Both. Like I showed in the video. If you only do one, you'll mess up your alignment and make things worse. Here an updated video I made on our RS3 where I might explain it better ua-cam.com/video/5oltvk5BihI/v-deo.html
So my alignment good my steering wheel is just off like yours but a lil more , what do I do ?! I’m thinking exactly what you did but my rods will require more adjustment since my steering wheel is a lil more off then yours ???
Question bro! I’ve been to numerous quality shops but how come they still couldn’t center the steering wheel using all the advanced computers considering they follow what needs adjustments. What usually throws off the mechanics?
Because the mechanic lines up the wheel with his eye. They don't have a machine to center the steering wheel. It's eye balled. And they probably just dont care to make it 100% straight
@@mark.namoco I think shops should either let the owner of the car place the wheel to their idea of straight. Or have a machine that holds it perfectly level
@@BrosFOURRSpeedalso why did u have to aim your wheels to the left instead of just keeping the steering wheel straight center and making the adjustments from there?
And do you leave the steering wheel straight when you start ?? When you turn rotors manually, do the steering wheel turn too ? Or do you suppose to keep steering wheel straight during whole process ??
Yeah it's my OCD no doubt. Hate it too. Unfortunately, I caught a bump hauling ass around a corner yesterday and now my wheel is at almost 1 o'clock with the car headed straight. Doesn't pull or anything so I'll have to try this. THX.
you have any recommendations for how many turns per degree of offset of the wheel for Audi. I have a 2019 A6 that looks exactly like the car you fixed - and yes it drives me nuts. Not sure if the thread pitch is consistent across all audis.
I wouldn’t know exactly. But I think trial and error is the most straight forward way. I got lucky and 1 turn got it perfect on my first try. Just mark the tie rod and the end part and do the same turn and see how it helps. Go from there. Based on this, 1 turn probably got the wheels a few degrees straighter
I just did this on my B8.5 Audi S4, I don’t know exactly but I would estimate it at 1 degree per 1/8 turn. Mine was about 2 degrees off center and I turned it a little over 1/4 turn and went too far. Obviously every car is different, but the tie rod position and thread pitch are both fixed, so the degree per turn should be linear.
I’m having the same issue with my duramax! I’m gonna try this. Dropped the truck off to get an alignment done today, drove the truck, still had this issue.
Wanted to say thank you! Like you and many others I had an alignment done after having my rack and pinion changed out in my 2012 Toyota Tundra. Like yours my steering wheel was slightly cocked right driving me nuts but not so much i felt like spending half a day at the dealership correcting it. Only difference between my truck and your Audi, much larger tie rods and they were kinda tough to get that nut loose. One small suggestion to others. I started with a half turn as opposed to a full turn. After test driving the steering wheel was cocked the other direction. Jacked the truck back up and reversed it a 1/4 turn and it’s now perfect. 1 full turn is quite a bit depending on the vehicle and how off the steering wheel is. May want to start with a 1/2 turn and go from there. Thanks again, great video!
Glad it worked! Yeah different cars will differ. On my Supra I did about a 1/4th turn to fix it. The Audi just happened to need a full turn. Easy fix tho for sure!
I needed 2 full turns on either side the first time. Then after tie rod replacement to pass MOT it was 5/6 of a turn. I did 1 full turn and it was a tiny bit off in the other direction, so sighed, jacked it up and took the wheels off and subtracted 1/6 of a turn.
What's crazy is I took my car back to the shop after they aligned it bc of this issue and they tried to tell me I had to fix my rack and pinion plus the steering bushing for $2700...lack of integrity these days are eye opening
I am going to have a look in to doing this with my car is a right had drive but the principal should be the same ? As mine is pulling the same way as yours in this video
Yep! Just look at if your tie rod ends are in front or behind the axel. Then just look at the threads to determine which way you need to spin the bolt to either lengthen or shorten the links
@@jr4459 ua-cam.com/video/4vVlbeEkVf8/v-deo.htmlsi=65ae6f7T2VurG09r Here’s my video on my Supra. BMW Suspension. Same concept, just need to see if the tie rods are in front or back of where the wheel pivots. And which way to twist the ends
@jr4459 hi I had my steering wheel pulling to the right and it drove me nuts, and after doing a few wheel alignment wich didn't help,I took my 5 series to the garege and I showed him the video, an he fixed it on the spot.
hi, do you need to center the steering wheel when you do this? or should the steering wheel be at the position where the car drives straight? thanks, very helpful video.
In my experience of getting wheel alignment, none of these tyre centres are using the clamp that fits up under the bottom of the steering wheel, and the top of the drivers seat. This clamp obviously hold the steering wheel in place, while the mechanic carries out the wheel alignment. It's very frustrating. Tanx for the very beneficial upload !!! 👌
Ah, so my problem is that I’ve already had the four wheel alignment but my steering pulls HARD to the right.. not that my steering remains in a straight line when letting go but rather that I must pull my steering wheel hard to the left to fight the hard pull to the right.. will this method work to align my steering to the left if I do this.. can you please explain what I should do I order to do this in my case? Thank you. Love from old lady 👵 ❤️
No Sir, it steers to the right.. pulls hard to the right when letting go of wheel. I have to pull wheel hard left to make the car go straight.. In doing so, the steering g wheel must be always slightly to the left in order to go straight. That pull hard to the right is so awful it’s breaking my neck. Four wheel alignment less than month ago. If you live in SoCal I swear I’d pay you to help me. Can you please tell me a good suggestion for what you would do? Thank you young man.
Ty young man for the reply! I’ve brought this Kia Krap Soul to the dealer several times already they’ve given me run around. Was approached by one of the news services to help with their stories as many other customers were having very same issue with Kia Soul Krap and not having Kia stand by their warranties. Problems with this vehicle since day one. They made promises to me they never intended to fulfill. It’s literally making my neck ache so badly. Would there be any remedy to jimmy rig a fix for this. Could I utilize your technique here to help it not pull so hard to the right. Please help I’m so desperate. Thank you. Old lady 👵 ❤️
@@betteskeet1127 oh dang! Yeah this could help make it drive better. I’d go to an independent alignment shop honestly for a full alignment first. Dealers aren’t always the best quality
You don't have to worry about it. Adjusting the tie rod ends moves the wheels over a tad. So once you put the car back on the ground everything will be straight. Provided you did the correct adjustment.
I will be doing this asap mine is off the same as yours just a bit to the left but man it drives me nuts. Thought about taking it back to the alignment shop but i dont feel like waiting again to probably have the damn wheel pointing the other way after 😂
Thanks for the vid, so.. ive had my bmw 428 alignment done two time now and the shop says perfectly fine. However 95% of the time im driving with right hand down, you can see the padel shifer are a perfect reference for this. When i let go of the wheel the car tracks fairly straight but wheel remains kinked to the right. Like you say is driving me insane. Any ideas?? Cheers.
Do you have to take the wheels off? I’ve seen comments elsewhere where ppl are either doing it with tires on the ground if the are doing this on big trucks or driving up on ramps. Just curious if removing tires is necessary if you can access the tie rods on ramps or on the ground. Car wouldn’t be lifted and wheels would be on ground in either of those situations.
I did tie rod assembly replacement in my E150...Hopped in for test drive and steering wheel 90 degrees off, doh! Took me three attempts to get it really dialed in level while also aligned, but it's doable in the driveway with a little trial and error.
So just curious how is this different than what they do in an alignment? Is this changing the angles of the wheels at all or is this just adjusting the steering wheel?
This is simply adjusting the steering wheel. As long as you do an equal turn on each tie rod in the opposite direction. Provided your alignment is good, this adjusts the wheel without messing up your alignment.
Take it back to the shop that did the alignment check and tell them to do the job properly and centre the steering wheel as it should be. It’s what you paid them for in the first place.
To be honest it's so much more of a hassle for me to do that then spend 20 mins and fix it myself. Plus I've done that before and they get it wrong again. I don't relying on others to do things for me
my vehicle is doing this after going over a pothole,got a alighment and steering wheel off center,I noticed this with all vehicles and wondering if is the road being slanted/crowned for rain drain
@@carlmcnamara5396 If you've had a good alignment and on flat roads your steering wheel is off, then follow this video and make the proper adjustments to correct it
Just did this! Thanks for the video. It only took 1/4 turn to move my Volvo steering wheel about 5-10 degrees!. Had to do the procedure 2x. But I am happier now. Do you think the alignment will be off ?
Old lady here again. Steering wheel turns hard right. So, I’m to turn my steering wheel to left and turn the adjusters which way please? Am I to turn them opposite? Thank you. 👵 🚙
If you are driving perfectly straight and your steering wheel is sitting to the left. That means you will need to adjust the tie rod ends to pull the front wheels to the left to correct it
Yeah just look at which way your threads go and either shorten or lengthen the tie rod end of the desired direction to turn the wheel. I did this on my Supra and everything was the opposite way from the S3
No obnoxious intro, no obnoxious music, just straight to the point. All DIY videos should be like this.
Thanks! We don’t like that “fluff” so it’s not in our vids!
Putting intros in videos are annoying. It's more time wasted and it takes longer to get to the information needed.
@@static_Tricolor_camry Yeah we like it simple!
Agreed
Stop crying
I had to move mine just a quarter, steering wheel is probably more straight than it's ever been in it's life 😂 thanks man
Glad I could help!!
Do youo need to remove the wheel for this?
@@rolandsequeira Depends on the vehicle. If on full lock you can access the tie rod, then there's no need to remove the wheel. I've done it on my little car.
glad it is working for you,had my tech add a tad bet for road crown although I was reading up if to much is added it could cost tire wear,tires not tracking straight
Too bad after $200 4 wheel alignment I'm even having to think about doing this but there you go,great video.
Yeah it's a bummer most shops can't get the wheel perfectly straight! At least this is an easy fix
I had two done still crocked spent £100 now my dad will do this manually
Thank you Brother! I’ve got my steering shifted toward the left after using a spare tire in the front wheels. Honestly what an amazing video👏👏👏. I started using 1/4 but nothing happened. Did a reverse engineering and Then performed a full turn or 360 degrees. And the result. My steering alignment is PERFECTLY in the right position when running my car in the highway. Still on earth there’s human being like you!!! MANY MANY THANKS
Nice to hear! I have an updated version of this video coming soon. Needed to do this on our RS3. Works like a charm! Glad to help!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed subscribed to the channel. Won’t be missing the new video. Me car is Honda Odyssey 5th generation with tons of sensors. But we did it 👏👏👏👏
@@osmanhachimohamed862 We appreciate the support!
Mine is barely noticeable but you know how these things drive you crazy
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did you get it right in the end ? - I am the same - maybe 3mm out of centre and it is driving me crazy !!!!! - when the alignment centre was trying to get this done they were going either too far left or too far right - and I need a "sweet" center spot on !!!
Bro, you’re a life savior.
Glad you liked the video!
Subscribed! Finally I'm able to have a good night sleep after showing this video to my mechanic and he fixed my crooked steering wheel. I'm surprised how most workshop doesn't know this simple trick.
haha wow! Thats why I don't like bringing my cars to shops. I have 1 professional mechanic friend who I trust. So many shops have people who really don't know much lol
If you needed to show your mechanic this video about how to centre the steering he can’t be much of a mechanic.
I just had a replacement of all of my expired tyres and had my wheels balanced and aligned, unfortunately my steering wheel is now crooked, exactly like in your wife's car. I went back to the tyre shop but the mechanic wasn't able to fix it after 2 adjustments. Gonna try this solution this weekends as it is driving me nuts. Thanks for this man!
Oh wow! Yeah this should do it! Especially if everything was just aligned. You should be able to dial it in
@@BrosFOURRSpeedMy steering wheel is now straight. After some trial and error, my tie rods needed around ~190 deg of rotation. Thank you so much for this video!
I wanna buy you a beer bro fixed my steering wheel being off thanks a lot man appreciate it 💯
lol glad to help! Great tip to know how to do!
But I don't understand need to do in both sides?
@@juanojeda8069 You need to do it to both sides to keep the alignment. So in his case, car was drifting right..so need to adjust the toe left.. so he shortened drivers side rod (this pulls the rear of the wheel closer so it turns the whole wheel left and then extend/lengthen the passenger side so it 'pushes' the rear of the wheel which turns the wheel left also.
@@RoxusRemowait I think I see how I fucked up. So “opposite” turn directions, is actually the same, because the rods are pointing opposite directions. So clockwise one side, counterclockwise the other means they both get turned away from you (pushed over) or turned toward you (pulled under) if you’re perpendicular to them
Just did adjustment at a local shop with my mercedes s212 2016 and got the same result as you. I went back again two times to the shop and try to explain my steering wheel problem. The shop owner was just angry and snarky. Now i will adjust my wheels exactly like you. Thanks for the video. 😊
Sometimes doing it yourself is the best result!
I tried explaining this to the shop who did my alignment but they test drove it with 3 people and told me it was fine. so I took it elsewhere and they ALSO didnt straighten the wheel .-.
@@aquifer98 it happened to me too, it drives me crazy
I had my car's alignment done at Mercedes Benz dealership and the steering wheel has never been so crooked, it's so disappointing.
Just got my alignment done on my Volvo and they did exactly that. I drives me crazy. Thanks 👍🏻
Oh dang!
Same bro I have an s60t5 put new rod ends on got the dealer to perform the alignment, low and behold still a tad bit cooked lol. Steering. Was straight before I took it to them
@@DMAX29 crazy how shops can’t put them perfectly straight!
Just found this great video as I've had new tyres and alignment on my V70 and the steering wheel is crooked! I called the shop and they gave me some nonsense about 'settling in'. As the old saying goes,"If you want something done,do it yourself"
Funny how I took my car in to get this done (I'm not a car guy, just a software dev) and they then had the steering wheel about as off but to the opposite side. So here I am. Thanks brother!
Glad to help! Unfortunately lots of shops mess this up and don't even know how to fix it!
I've got a collection of 7 Audi's between me and my wife and every time I take any of them to be aligned I get the SAME result as you, crooked steering wheel and never ever straight. I hassled taking it back and dealing with them and their excuses and denials so I'm glad for your video which gives me the idea. Thanks again
Glad to help! Seems like this happens all the time with people!
Thought it was me with my Honda. Perfect alignment from factory only for the shop bozos to not bring it back to par -.-
Was about to go to tyre shop for alignment...
But heck no...
Gonna try this at home tomorrow...
Straight to the point explanation..
Dude's perfect..
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Nice! Glad to help! Nice to be able to do some easy fixes at home
Cash money information right there. Goodness my mind can't settle when I'm driving my truck. Specifically because of that exact reason right there. Much appreciated for the knowledge my brother.
Man, you saved my sanity 🤯
Those damn alignment shops always mess up my steering wheel, usually it took them 3-4-5 times to center it.
Last time they all failed and I got tired, decided to fix it myself, found and watched your video and my friend helped me with this procedure - finally steering wheel is centered 🤘🤘
Had similar problem (car drifted to the right), needed half of a rotation with my '07 BMW e60.
Happy af about it and thank you very much!
Glad to help! Yeah it drives me so crazy! When I had my old Supra aligned, the tune shop showed me this trick!
@Shawn C Hardly disagree. It's shop' and tech' fault only. If you took money - you have to finish the deal. Don't care about how busy they are.
Tire prolly is gonna wear badly
@@TheBibleListener Have zero issues..
@@BrosFOURRSpeed same thing 🤙
Thanks man, great video! I had the same problem on my 2012 Camry only opposite of your Audi. My front wheels needed to go slightly to the right. I did one full turn on the adjusters like in your video. But, in my case it was just a bit too far and steering wheel was slightly off in the other direction. So, ended up having to do the adjustments a second time. I returned the adjusters a bit back so that they were both exactly 1/2 turn from where they were originally. 2nd test drive and sucess! Straight track and straight wheel. Kinda sucked having to do it twice but I guess it's trial and error with different vehicles. Still saved me alot of money and hassle with alignment shop! Thank you!!!
Nice! It's definitely trial and error. I got lucky and 1 full turn worked. But good adjust to know how to do!
so if your wheel was towards the right , did you adjust the driver side toe first?
@@reza_dc2 It really doesn't matter which side you do first. I actually did the passenger side first. What matters is that you adjust both sides absolutely the same. But, one side you will turn the adjuster clockwise, and the other side counterclockwise.
Thank you. Perfect explanation. Getting on it tomorrow morning, I already see myself sitting there after straightening my steering wheel and smiling.
Glad it could help!
Great video, very well done! Instructions are clear and easy to follow. I love how you explained the principle of tie rod adjustments by using your hand to illustrate the effect of changes in both directions. The steering wheel alignment on my 2017 GMC Sierra 2500 has been bugging me (off to the left just like yours), and your video has motivated me to fix it. I'm headed to the garage this morning!
Glad it was helpful! Definitely bugs me a lot when it's crooked! Cool way to fix it!
Your DIY videos are as good as ChrisFix. I can't believe alignment shops can't get anything right. This was golden.
Thanks! Yeah this is a good tip to fix the simple issues!
WOW! After watching your video. I grabbed my jack and impact and ran out to my driveway. Did the whole blue tape and sharpie thing. Turned both exactly one turn and now it's perfect! THANK YOU!!!!!
Awesome! Good tip to know!
hello
I have a question, did you walk on both sides?
How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side?
For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left?
Thanks
Not all heroes wear capes. Top man, great advise and demonstration.
I appreciate that!
Awesome video, i had replaced my steering gear box on my van, it had really loose steering with a dead spot. Put the new gear box in, nice stiff steering but the wheel was cricked to the side where my dead spot began with the old one.
Ill give this a go in the morning, I do have a good alignment.
I am so glad I found your video. My Q5 flat-bottom steering wheel has the same issue as yours, and it bothers me every time I drive the car. However, I do not want to take it back to get it re-aligned since I would have to pay them again plus wasting time in the waiting room. I will try your adjustment method on the weekend. Thanks for helping others!
This should work really well for you! Much easier then going back to the shop
A straight to the point video, clear and informative.
Glad you liked it!
This is exactly the information that I need. Just had an alignment but the steering wheel is crooked. Have an Audi A3 so must be very similar or the same as S3. Thanks.
Oh nice! Yeah should be the exact same setup for you. Glad to help!
Watched so many videos and you simple explained in 5 minutes. Subscribed ❤
Glad you liked it!
Thanks so much, simple instructions (but the lock nut was a b'stard to loosen off on my old car!) saved around $80 for a garage to do it!
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much bro, I just got my 2023 supra and I have the excatly the same problem as you had. It driving me crazy! You saved my life.
Oh nice! I did this on my Supra too to help it and works great!
Great video. People need to keep in mind that if the ball joint is on the front side of the spindle like my BMW is they need to reverse the lengthen/shorten concept.
I actually did this same video on my Supra and it was the opposite of this. So just need to see which direction turn will push or pull the tie rod end
I usually need an 1/8 or so of a turn. A full rotation is pretty drastic and may be too much. Depends on how fine the threads are on the tie rods.
Didn’t seem like the sharpest angle on the threads. Depends on the car I guess. But 1 turn got it perfect for me
How can you do only a 1/8 and keep the alignment aligned
@@Libertyfirstrye I’ve used calipers to measure the exposed threads before and after. Then add or subtract the same amount from the other side.
I did a 1/2 turn on my 2022 Toyota Corolla SE and the car drove to much left. I did that 1/8 turn like you did and it worked. I guess its trial and error on different cars🍷
so if my steering wheel is towards the right ; which side should I adjust first? @@natelove187
I just want to thank you for this video. Even my car is a 2009 Nissan Altima, this video (that I watched several times!) was helpful as I managed to realign/straighten the steering wheel of my car myself. It took me a tiny bit of time and some trial and error. Proud of myself ! 😁🙌🏾
Awesome! Glad I could help!
hello
I have a question, did you walk on both sides?
How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side?
For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left?
Thanks
Installed a new tie rod because of rattling going over bumps, and vibration when braking at higher speed, mechanic couldn’t figure out what was causing it, so I replaced the tie rod myself and was able to get the steering wheel back to straight again from being off centered. Holding it at 12:10 to drive straight was killing me. So I adjusted the set screw and within a couple try’s, my wheel was straight again. Saved time because I would have taken the entire tie rod off again to re count the 14 rotations or just add/minus but your way was much faster 🙏🏼 thanks again!!!
Toyota did my alignment on my 2020 Corolla and the purpose was to fix this issue and… well it came back the exact same. I went back in today and of course they can’t fit me back in until next Saturday but I’ll try this today and pray it works. 180km for daily driving like this is driving me insane
Dang. Yeah thats why I like doing as much myself. Easy fix tho!
Hey man THANK YOU for making this video. I’ve had 5 alignments and only 1 got my steering wheel straight. I did what you said and my steering wheel is straight again after installing new coilovers
Oh dang! Glad to help!
hello
I have a question, did you walk on both sides?
How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side?
For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left?
Thanks
Thank you Bros 4 speed for your explanation. Note if the tie rod ends are infront of the centre axle, the adjustments are the opposite way round. Same principle.
Yeah all the same principle. I did this on my Supra ad they were opposite. But still same concept
I did this today it only need about a half a turn - I would say I was at 11:30 probably on the steering wheel. One turn on most cars is pretty drastic. Nice video thanks for posting
Oh nice! Glad to hear that!
What do you mean by half a turn? Half a turn on adjusting the tire rod correct?
@@mark.namoco yes half a turn on the ros
Straight to the point, love it
Glad you enjoyed it!
That's driving me nuts as well!
Here Germany it's the same problem with those tire shops.
I let them do the alignment 3 times until they got it right 😅
hello
very good video
my steering wheel is a few degrees to the right, the service guys couldn't get the steering wheel straight.
I'm going to try your version but I want to be sure I understand correctly.
so you have to go to both the right and left wheels, and as you turn the right one way, you turn the other way on the left side for example.
did I understand correctly?
thanks
sorry english
i am from romania europe
If your steering wheel is angled to the right. You need to adjust the tie rod ends to pull the wheels both to the right. So one side you need to lengthen the tie rod and the other side you need to shorten it
@@BrosFOURRSpeed thanks
Looking forward to trying this. My wheels was straight but just put new Michelin pilot ss on the front and it's ever so slightly to the left now, car is a giulia quadrifoglio and it has a really quick rack. Drives me crazy 😂
Oh nice, yeah this should help you out!
Got it sorted. I used the nut itself as a guide, one 6th of a nut turn on both sides got it right
thanks for the video. ive taken my car many times to align and the steering wheel always crooked. mines the same as your vid it drifts to the right when steering wheel is straight gonna try it home later!
Yes it worked on xc40 , after 3 alignments back to back the wheel was either like yours or on the oter side.
I had to do 3 turns clockwise for right and anticlockwise to left(driver) and voilà
Tip, if the safety nut is not comming off , heat it ..
Glad you got it done!
hello
I have a question, did you walk on both sides?
How much did you turn on one side, did you turn on the other side?
For example, on the right side, did you turn 1 turn to the right and on the left side, 1 turn to the left?
Thanks
Thank you ! You explained everything perfectly bro 🙏🏼 Fixed my issue
Glad you liked it! Great fix for sure!
Thank God for this. Just got an alignment yesterday and I'm losing my mind about the wheel being slightly off-center.
This should help! It seems like it's hit or miss if a shop gets your wheel perfect or not
A big appreciation mate, really helped me a lot with saving a load of money
Glad to help!
Can i do this even though my upper ball joint driver side have excessive play? My mechanic told me they can’t do wheel alignment cause my ball joint have excessive play.
Probably a good time to fix your ball joint ;)
Nice video!!!! have the same problem exactly as yours. I must try this soon!
Hopefully it works! I did this on my Supra too and it solved the issue!
Thanks for this vid! Here in the UK they do a rubbish job too and it’s never straight after getting alignment done. I’ve got OCD and my steering wheel needs to be straight! I’m going to give it go 👍
Nice! Just make sure you keep track of the angle of turns on both sides to keep it even.
Glad to help!
Amazing! I have exact same thing happening on my 328i e90. Great stuff man, thanks for the time.
Hopefully it fixes it easy!
Did this work for u I got the same car e90 328i
Awesome 👏🏼. Can this be done on 2022 BMW X3? For some reason the steering wheel suddenly crooked
I would asumme so! Most cars all have tie rod ends that function the same and have the threaded part
It definitely could be done!
I have the same problem with my Nissan Quest and Toyota Camry. I thought it was an alignment issue and would have taken the car to the shop. But with this video's help I'm going to fix it myself.
Make sure your alignment is good tho first. This fix is geared towards cars that just got an alignment and now the steering wheel is off. If its been a while since you've had an alignment, this might not fully solve the issue
I have 2024 GTI and I got 3 alignments already but my steering wheel is always going towards the left when I’m on the high way the dealership told me it’s the road but I been on good roads and still the same result. My question is if I do this adjustment would this affect how the my car drives and feels on the road?
If you've had an alignment and you know everything is straight, this is the perfect adjustment to dial in your steering wheel then!
Do you turn the wrench the same direction when adjusting the tie rod for both sides? Or do you have to do the opposite direction?
It will depend on the threads. Look at the direction they go and determine if you need to expand the tie rod or make it smaller. One side will need to be expanded, the other side will need to be made smaller
In greece the mechanics are kind of stupid for not knowing this or they are probably trying to scam you... paid 6 times for wheel alighment at an authorized ford dealer for my fiesta to mess this up over and over again.. went to a local mechanic showed him your video and told him to do the exact same thing.. the mechanic tool about an hour of work and finally my fiesta is a straight arrow again.. Thank you does not even come close to how i want to express my gratitude for making this video
Glad you liked the video! I learned this from a friend who runs a tuning shop. Very helpful tip for sure and glad you got it squared away!
Yeah my 23 Camry Le does that I’m going straight and the steering wheel is a lot to the left , they said alignment was done fine, but they probably didn’t think about that rod! Thank you next time I’ll let them know
Yeah if the alignment is good, then this will dial it in!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed awesome thank you I’ll let them know to check it at my next oil change
Thank you for the very instructive video. My steering wheel "points to" 1 o´clock (slightly right), and I want thus adjust it counterclockwise to "noon".
Yeah follow these tips and you should be able to get it straight
Which tie rod do I have to adjust if the steering wheel is to the right when I'm driving straight and the steering wheel is slightly leaning to the right halfway
Both. Like I showed in the video. If you only do one, you'll mess up your alignment and make things worse. Here an updated video I made on our RS3 where I might explain it better ua-cam.com/video/5oltvk5BihI/v-deo.html
I have BMW 2022 330E! will it be the same instructions?
Should be very similar concept
@@BrosFOURRSpeed thank you bro, I took a look n I saw the same piece u turned so I’ll do it wen i have time. Thanks 🙏
So my alignment good my steering wheel is just off like yours but a lil more , what do I do ?! I’m thinking exactly what you did but my rods will require more adjustment since my steering wheel is a lil more off then yours ???
Question bro! I’ve been to numerous quality shops but how come they still couldn’t center the steering wheel using all the advanced computers considering they follow what needs adjustments. What usually throws off the mechanics?
Because the mechanic lines up the wheel with his eye. They don't have a machine to center the steering wheel. It's eye balled. And they probably just dont care to make it 100% straight
@@BrosFOURRSpeed that explains it!! Thanks man!
@@mark.namoco I think shops should either let the owner of the car place the wheel to their idea of straight. Or have a machine that holds it perfectly level
@@BrosFOURRSpeeddon’t they have that tool that holds the steering wheel together? I’ve seen it before yet it’s still not dead-center lol
@@BrosFOURRSpeedalso why did u have to aim your wheels to the left instead of just keeping the steering wheel straight center and making the adjustments from there?
And do you leave the steering wheel straight when you start ?? When you turn rotors manually, do the steering wheel turn too ? Or do you suppose to keep steering wheel straight during whole process ??
Just know which way to need to turn the tie rods and you don't need to worry about holding the wheel when doing the adjustment
Yeah it's my OCD no doubt. Hate it too. Unfortunately, I caught a bump hauling ass around a corner yesterday and now my wheel is at almost 1 o'clock with the car headed straight. Doesn't pull or anything so I'll have to try this. THX.
Oh dang! You might want an alignment first tho. That bump could have got things out of wack
Can you do this with the tires on the vehicle? I have a Nissan Titan Truck and have the same problem.
It might be harder, unless you can reach around and get access to what you need too.
Thank you so much my brother.. bless bless bless .. god bless you
You are very welcome! Glad I found this fix!
you have any recommendations for how many turns per degree of offset of the wheel for Audi. I have a 2019 A6 that looks exactly like the car you fixed - and yes it drives me nuts. Not sure if the thread pitch is consistent across all audis.
I wouldn’t know exactly. But I think trial and error is the most straight forward way. I got lucky and 1 turn got it perfect on my first try. Just mark the tie rod and the end part and do the same turn and see how it helps. Go from there. Based on this, 1 turn probably got the wheels a few degrees straighter
I just did this on my B8.5 Audi S4, I don’t know exactly but I would estimate it at 1 degree per 1/8 turn. Mine was about 2 degrees off center and I turned it a little over 1/4 turn and went too far. Obviously every car is different, but the tie rod position and thread pitch are both fixed, so the degree per turn should be linear.
Thank you! Excellent video! My steering wheel is a little over to the left.
Glad it helped!
I’m having the same issue with my duramax! I’m gonna try this. Dropped the truck off to get an alignment done today, drove the truck, still had this issue.
Yeah as long as the actually alignment is good, and it's just your steering wheel being off. This should work well!
Great video! My ocd was killing me and now my wheel is straight!
Nice! Glad to help!
Thanks so much amazing så “tired” of that off center steering ever since i changed tires
Yeah it drives me crazy! Glad you liked it!
Thanks! Short, quick video!
You're welcome!
Wanted to say thank you! Like you and many others I had an alignment done after having my rack and pinion changed out in my 2012 Toyota Tundra. Like yours my steering wheel was slightly cocked right driving me nuts but not so much i felt like spending half a day at the dealership correcting it. Only difference between my truck and your Audi, much larger tie rods and they were kinda tough to get that nut loose.
One small suggestion to others. I started with a half turn as opposed to a full turn. After test driving the steering wheel was cocked the other direction. Jacked the truck back up and reversed it a 1/4 turn and it’s now perfect. 1 full turn is quite a bit depending on the vehicle and how off the steering wheel is. May want to start with a 1/2 turn and go from there.
Thanks again, great video!
Glad it worked! Yeah different cars will differ. On my Supra I did about a 1/4th turn to fix it. The Audi just happened to need a full turn. Easy fix tho for sure!
I needed 2 full turns on either side the first time. Then after tie rod replacement to pass MOT it was 5/6 of a turn. I did 1 full turn and it was a tiny bit off in the other direction, so sighed, jacked it up and took the wheels off and subtracted 1/6 of a turn.
This video was amazing! I finally understood this concept
Ive had 3 cars with a crooked wheel and it has driven me insane good to know theres a fix to this so ima try this rn on my audi
Yeah it drives me crazy too! Easy fix!
That tape deal was cool, thanks.
Yeah easy way to know what you're doing on this! Glad you liked it
Thank you brother . Straight to the point
Glad you enjoyed it! Great tip to know for sure
What's crazy is I took my car back to the shop after they aligned it bc of this issue and they tried to tell me I had to fix my rack and pinion plus the steering bushing for $2700...lack of integrity these days are eye opening
So this diy trick fix the issue sir?
@@ArczAngel truthfully, still haven't come around to it bc I don't have a lift. But one thing I know it's not the bushing or pinion.
You don’t need a lift 😂
@@brentonthompson8909 meant floor jack lol. Not sure why I said lift
You sir are a life saver lol. It bothers my OCD 😂😅
I am going to have a look in to doing this with my car is a right had drive but the principal should be the same ? As mine is pulling the same way as yours in this video
Yep! Just look at if your tie rod ends are in front or behind the axel. Then just look at the threads to determine which way you need to spin the bolt to either lengthen or shorten the links
Great video 🙂
@@Michael-qq9kk Thanks!
Thanks. What is it with these alignment shops?
Just how some people line up the wheel. Or the wheel could move a bit when they do the alignment. So it's hit or miss some times
Thanks for the video.
Is it the same with BMW?
It should be very similar!
@@jr4459 ua-cam.com/video/4vVlbeEkVf8/v-deo.htmlsi=65ae6f7T2VurG09r
Here’s my video on my Supra. BMW Suspension. Same concept, just need to see if the tie rods are in front or back of where the wheel pivots. And which way to twist the ends
@jr4459 hi
I had my steering wheel pulling to the right and it drove me nuts, and after doing a few wheel alignment wich didn't help,I took my 5 series to the garege and I showed him the video, an he fixed it on the spot.
@@elimaj4355 That’s awesome! Crazy how many ‘professionals’ don’t actually know much
hi, do you need to center the steering wheel when you do this? or should the steering wheel be at the position where the car drives straight? thanks, very helpful video.
Nope. Just make sure you've already had a good alignment done. Then if your wheel is off, this methods fixes it
In my experience of getting wheel alignment, none of these tyre centres are using the clamp that fits up under the bottom of the steering wheel, and the top of the drivers seat. This clamp obviously hold the steering wheel in place, while the mechanic carries out the wheel alignment. It's very frustrating. Tanx for the very beneficial upload !!! 👌
Every time I've had an alignment they did use that. But that doesn't guarantee the wheel is straight. So good to know how to correct it!
Great video !!
It isn't crooked lol it's off-center. Not clocked right.
Great video
lol same difference. Nice to be able to easily fix it!
Ah, so my problem is that I’ve already had the four wheel alignment but my steering pulls HARD to the right.. not that my steering remains in a straight line when letting go but rather that I must pull my steering wheel hard to the left to fight the hard pull to the right.. will this method work to align my steering to the left if I do this.. can you please explain what I should do I order to do this in my case? Thank you. Love from old lady 👵 ❤️
Hmmm, it might. If you drive with your steering wheel perfectly straight, does your car go straight?
No Sir, it steers to the right.. pulls hard to the right when letting go of wheel. I have to pull wheel hard left to make the car go straight.. In doing so, the steering g wheel must be always slightly to the left in order to go straight. That pull hard to the right is so awful it’s breaking my neck. Four wheel alignment less than month ago. If you live in SoCal I swear I’d pay you to help me. Can you please tell me a good suggestion for what you would do? Thank you young man.
You night have some tire or suspension issues if thats happening. Maybe have a good shop or the dealer drive the car and see
Ty young man for the reply! I’ve brought this Kia Krap Soul to the dealer several times already they’ve given me run around. Was approached by one of the news services to help with their stories as many other customers were having very same issue with Kia Soul Krap and not having Kia stand by their warranties. Problems with this vehicle since day one. They made promises to me they never intended to fulfill. It’s literally making my neck ache so badly. Would there be any remedy to jimmy rig a fix for this. Could I utilize your technique here to help it not pull so hard to the right. Please help I’m so desperate. Thank you. Old lady 👵 ❤️
@@betteskeet1127 oh dang! Yeah this could help make it drive better. I’d go to an independent alignment shop honestly for a full alignment first. Dealers aren’t always the best quality
Thank you for this video and really nice car too 👍🏻👍🏻
No problem 👍
I've been trying to fix mine thinking it was the SAS steering angle sensor thanks 💯
Glad this was helpful for you!
ahah same here
Did you had to turn the steering wheel in order to get the rotor to the left, or did you do it manual from the bottom of the car? Thanks.
You don't have to worry about it. Adjusting the tie rod ends moves the wheels over a tad. So once you put the car back on the ground everything will be straight. Provided you did the correct adjustment.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed okay great, thanks, I'll try that
Super helpful video, is it possible to do this without removing the wheels if you rotate them fully to the side to create an opening?
If you can reach the tie rod ends. I did this on my Supra with ought taking the wheels off. ua-cam.com/video/4vVlbeEkVf8/v-deo.html
I will be doing this asap mine is off the same as yours just a bit to the left but man it drives me nuts. Thought about taking it back to the alignment shop but i dont feel like waiting again to probably have the damn wheel pointing the other way after 😂
Yeah this will help! I'm the same way. Drove me crazy!
Thanks for the vid, so.. ive had my bmw 428 alignment done two time now and the shop says perfectly fine. However 95% of the time im driving with right hand down, you can see the padel shifer are a perfect reference for this. When i let go of the wheel the car tracks fairly straight but wheel remains kinked to the right. Like you say is driving me insane. Any ideas?? Cheers.
Do you have to take the wheels off? I’ve seen comments elsewhere where ppl are either doing it with tires on the ground if the are doing this on big trucks or driving up on ramps. Just curious if removing tires is necessary if you can access the tie rods on ramps or on the ground. Car wouldn’t be lifted and wheels would be on ground in either of those situations.
Probably don't have too. Just made it easier to get to for filming and not wanting to lay under the car
I did tie rod assembly replacement in my E150...Hopped in for test drive and steering wheel 90 degrees off, doh! Took me three attempts to get it really dialed in level while also aligned, but it's doable in the driveway with a little trial and error.
OH nice. Yeah not too bad of a job
So just curious how is this different than what they do in an alignment? Is this changing the angles of the wheels at all or is this just adjusting the steering wheel?
This is simply adjusting the steering wheel. As long as you do an equal turn on each tie rod in the opposite direction. Provided your alignment is good, this adjusts the wheel without messing up your alignment.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed thanks, awesome video man!
@@thebaconbox1 No problem! I have an updated video on this topic coming soon with our RS3. I think I do a better job of explaining things in that ;)
Take it back to the shop that did the alignment check and tell them to do the job properly and centre the steering wheel as it should be. It’s what you paid them for in the first place.
To be honest it's so much more of a hassle for me to do that then spend 20 mins and fix it myself. Plus I've done that before and they get it wrong again. I don't relying on others to do things for me
my vehicle is doing this after going over a pothole,got a alighment and steering wheel off center,I noticed this with all vehicles and wondering if is the road being slanted/crowned for rain drain
The slanted road can effect it. So find a perfect flat road to test the car on to truly see if the steering wheel is straight or not
@@BrosFOURRSpeed it is pefect on flat roads
@@carlmcnamara5396 If you've had a good alignment and on flat roads your steering wheel is off, then follow this video and make the proper adjustments to correct it
Just did this! Thanks for the video. It only took 1/4 turn to move my Volvo steering wheel about 5-10 degrees!. Had to do the procedure 2x. But I am happier now.
Do you think the alignment will be off ?
Nice! As long as you did equal turns each side it shouldn't effect the alignment. Provided your alignment was already good.
do i need to turn on the car while adjusting or just leave it off and the steering wheel deadcenter
Leave the car off. It's all a mechanical adjustment. So super simple
Old lady here again. Steering wheel turns hard right. So, I’m to turn my steering wheel to left and turn the adjusters which way please? Am I to turn them opposite? Thank you. 👵 🚙
If you are driving perfectly straight and your steering wheel is sitting to the left. That means you will need to adjust the tie rod ends to pull the front wheels to the left to correct it
If the rod is ”in front ” of the wheel its the other way around, but thumbs up great explaining it worked !!🤭😁
Yeah just look at which way your threads go and either shorten or lengthen the tie rod end of the desired direction to turn the wheel. I did this on my Supra and everything was the opposite way from the S3