Wheel alignment...

[Zeus]

My steering wheel is slightly slanted when traveling in a straight line. If you hold it level, the car slightly veers to the left, so you have to hold it on an angle. I just rang Toyota about it and they said that they generally fix that with a wheel alignment. The thing is, I recently got new tires and they (not Toyota) did an alignment on it but it didn't fix the problem. Any ideas?

My friend had the same problem with his crappy 98 Barina.

[VSportivo6]

My steering wheel is slightly slanted when traveling in a straight line. If you hold it level, the car slightly veers to the left, so you have to hold it on an angle. I just rang Toyota about it and they said that they generally fix that with a wheel alignment. The thing is, I recently got new tires and they (not Toyota) did an alignment on it but it didn't fix the problem. Any ideas?

My friend had the same problem with his crappy 98 Barina.

Sounds as if the shop focused on aligning the wheels only, without taking notice of the steering wheel direction.

Heh dont bother removeing and re-aligning the steering wheel...sounds easy but its not.

Personally I would have it re-aligned (for piece of mind).....

Brad

[t0y0ta]

My steering wheel is slightly slanted when traveling in a straight line. If you hold it level, the car slightly veers to the left, so you have to hold it on an angle. I just rang Toyota about it and they said that they generally fix that with a wheel alignment. The thing is, I recently got new tires and they (not Toyota) did an alignment on it but it didn't fix the problem. Any ideas?

My friend had the same problem with his crappy 98 Barina.

Sounds as if the shop focused on aligning the wheels only, without taking notice of the steering wheel direction.

Heh dont bother removeing and re-aligning the steering wheel...sounds easy but its not.

Personally I would have it re-aligned (for piece of mind).....

Brad

totally agree with Brad!

There's something suss about the shop you went to get the alignment! Go to midas, K-mart auto (NOT recommended there though), JAX, etc... when you ask for a wheel alignment they do the aligning of all wheel and the steering! Unless you tell them NOT to do it (which they would NOT recommend)

[Zeus]

Hmm, sounds like Beaurepairs didn't do a very good alignment on it. I think they did a fairly quick job. The only reason I got it done there was because I got the tyres there. Maybe I'll get a proper one done by Toyota. I just didn't think wheel alignments had anything to do with the steering wheel. Thanks for the info!

Edited September 4, 2007 by Zeus

[vivioman]

I always ask the shop to make sure that the steering wheel is straight when I go for an alignment.

Found Bob Jane to be the best, but they could not align my wheels properly recently because I changed springs and needed a camber kit...they told me to go to a suspension specialists...

Next time I'll just go to a suspension specialist because they have the parts there and I won't have to pay for a wheel alignment just to get told that I have to take the car somewhere else for further adjustments! <_<

[perthcamry]

My old apollo had the steering wheel put on slightly wrong. Might be the same probelm you are having.

[Zeus]

Factory error? I don't think so, sounds like it just needs a proper alignment. At least I hope that's the case, don't want to pay $60 for one for no reason.

[Topdog]

Usually this happens if all or most of the adjustment is done one one tie rod only...It has happened to me.

[Zeus]

So a proper alignment done on it should fix it? According to Toyota it will.

[vivioman]

Yeah, take it for an alignment as soon as you can...

I'm thinking about getting my steering pull fixed also.

Edited September 5, 2007 by vivioman