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Butterfingers
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Steering wheel centralisation
« on: Sep 3rd, 2006, 8:06pm » |
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I've been trying to get my steering wheel centralised now for the last six months. Every time I take it to a garage all they seem to do is the tracking. They don't seem able to undo the track rods nuts and rotate the track rods to correct the slight misalignment of the steering wheel. They just don't seem to get it 
Should I maybe give FMD a go? 
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RichardMS
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Re: Steering wheel centralisation
« Reply #1 on: Sep 3rd, 2006, 8:11pm » |
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What yhou need is a decent garage that will do both sides instead of one of these lazy b****rs that don't care.
You could always do it yourself by adjusting both sides by an equal amount.
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Simmo
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Re: Steering wheel centralisation
« Reply #2 on: Sep 3rd, 2006, 8:12pm » |
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You could do or you could read THIS and have a go yourself or print it off for the garage!!.
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RichardMS
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Re: Steering wheel centralisation
« Reply #3 on: Sep 3rd, 2006, 8:21pm » |
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Didn't know there was a link for that 
as I said anyway 
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Butterfingers
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Re: Steering wheel centralisation
« Reply #4 on: Sep 3rd, 2006, 8:27pm » |
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I know this off by heart now, its 30 degress of track rod turn for every 1 degree of steering wheel error. If the error is clockwise turn rods anti clockwise and vice versa when viewing from LHS of vehicle.
Why are these garages such useless bas***ds?
Just spent £38 on it today and the wheel is still thingy eyed.
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Highlander
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Re: Steering wheel centralisation
« Reply #5 on: Sep 4th, 2006, 5:16pm » |
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Last time I had mine done they hung a gadget on the steering wheel to make sure it was centred, all done by lasers I think
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