Off centre steering wheel after front end lift

[Ben-e-boy]

If nothing is bent, why not just adjust the draglink to straighten the steering wheel up again? There looks to be some adjustment left in the pics.

[mudski]

If nothing is bent, why not just adjust the draglink to straighten the steering wheel up again? There looks to be some adjustment left in the pics.

My thoughts too hence me asking if the drag link is adjustable but finding out why or how the steering wheel is out that much after said jump would be interesting.


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[GUFLEX]

Alright bit of a late reply, but got under the patrol this afternoon to check over the steering. Everything seems to be in working order, steering coupling was in good condition. Also checked for skipped splines or twists in the steering shaft but at the coupling/uni joint but couldn't see any.

Anyone got any other ideas? Or id next step pulling the steering box out & getting that checked out?


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[Ben-e-boy]

Anyone got any other ideas? Or id next step pulling the steering box out & getting that checked out?

The weakest links in the steering system are the draglink and tierod. If your steering system has taken a bit of a hit and you havent done any damage from the pitman arm downstream, its basically impossible to cause damage to input side of the steering box and/or the steering box itself from that particular incident. You'll definitely know if the steering box is rooted. You can feel it very easily.

Adjust your draglink and straighten your steering wheel. It's a 10 minute fix.