Steering Wheel Alignment - How do you get it straight?
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Steering Wheel Alignment - How do you get it straight?
Well it seems that after I get the Jeep stuck in a pretty deep rut and had to winch out, the steering wheel is about 120 degrees out of alignment with the tires.
(ie" when the wheels are pointing straight ahead, the steering wheel is about 2/3rd's the way around counter clockwise - between the 7 & 8 o'clock position)
How do I straighten it back up?
(ie" when the wheels are pointing straight ahead, the steering wheel is about 2/3rd's the way around counter clockwise - between the 7 & 8 o'clock position)
How do I straighten it back up?
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try getting a alignment
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Thanks to Matty at SwitchBack Off-Road, I got it hooked-up!
Originally Posted by Matty
loosen the 2 bolts on the drag link close to the pitman arm, have someone sit inside while you turn the collar on the drag link. the person inside will tell you which way is correct to get it straight. then re tighten those bolts. back the vehicle up a few times and pull it forward to make sure the wheels are straight first.. 
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eh that way works, but sometimes you can get too far out and not have a lot of engagement or have some weird steering issues. You probably could have taken the steering shaft loose and rotated it till it was more close to center then use the drag link to get the final bit. I dont know if the steering shafts on jeeps are one way or just grooved to go a bunch of ways.
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eh that way works, but sometimes you can get too far out and not have a lot of engagement or have some weird steering issues. You probably could have taken the steering shaft loose and rotated it till it was more close to center then use the drag link to get the final bit. I dont know if the steering shafts on jeeps are one way or just grooved to go a bunch of ways.
