So I replaced my rack and pinion and my intermediate shaft as well. I kept the steering wheel straight by putting duct tape on it. Everything was good until I was putting my tie rods in place. I measured them currently and the driver side was straight, but passenger side was pointed inward a lot. So I turned the tie rod until it was somewhat straight. Now my steering wheel is basically at the 3:00 position to keep it straight. What did I do wrong? Was I supposed to secure the tie rods before putting the shaft back on?
Sounds like the rack possibly was not centered when you put the steering shaft back on. Make sure you have even turns in both directions from lock to lock
The wheels are straight but the steering wheel isn’t. Would the best solution be to pop the steering rack off and just straighten the steering wheel?
I actually checked and my turns aren’t even. I can go a lot further turning it to the right then turning to the left
Ya the rack wasn’t centered you can just center the wheels then take off the steering shaft and center the steering wheel
Okay so I actually centered the rack and pinion by counting the number of turns from end to end and divided it in half. Wheels are great but the steering wheel went to the 1:00 position. So I popped the shaft off the steering wheel and made sure my wheels were straight before I adjusted the steering wheel. Went out for a test and it just went back to the same position. Do I have to remove the shaft from the rack and pinion instead of from the steering wheel?
It does pull to the right. So is his something I have to fix on my own or can they fix all of that if I take it to get my alignment done
As long as the rack to steering shaft is good they should be able to straighten out the steering wheel during the alignment