TRUCK ALIGNMENTS

That is the common practice to straighten the steering wheel. Most of the trucks we've bought new had a crappy alignment and crooked steering wheel brand new. An alignment is the 1st thing we do to a new truck.

 

I use a regular steering wheel puller. I would say about 60% of the alignments I do require recentering of the steering wheel.

 

I do my own "toe" alignment. Use to set it about 1/8 to 1/16 toed in, which was ok, But the last of kelly steer tires I put on I decided to set it at "0" and they have been wearing evenly, and pull straight.

 

Disconnect steering shaft from gearbox and straighten wheel then bolt it back up. I do it this way and you don't have to pull the wheel and it's only one bolt. Sometimes the yoke can only go on the gearbox one way though. So in those cases I disconnect yoke inside cab and spin wheel and reconnect yoke.

 

Make sure the pitman arm is centered on the sector shaft first.

 

Any recommendation for a shop in Metro Detroit?

 

Don't disconnect the pitman arm. Just disconnect steering shaft from box

 

Check means look to see if marks line up. Someone might have messed it up before. That's alignment 101. If the marks aren't aligned, disconnecting the steering wheel shaft ain't gonna fix it.