Steering wheel at 1oclock

I'm sure that's true, but I'm saying, I've driven trucks that I know had never been aligned, and the steering wheels were always way off center. Where does that happen in the steering linkage?

 

Usually steering wheel centre is adjusted using the drag link. If its a 1 piece drag link I guess you'd have to pull the steering wheel and line it up that way. Installing the pitman arm on the wrong spline will screw with the steering wheel centre as well as the amount of wheel cut in each direction.

 

I know that, and I've adjusted steering wheels at that u-joint in the linkage, I'm saying, on a truck with no free play, and the steering wheel way off, where does that happen?

 

after an alignment I just pull the wheel off the column and rotate it a tooth or two till its right.

 

Assuming no one has messed with the front end and its in proper alignment.... the wheel was put on crooked at the factory.

 

Truck needs an alignment. Then wheel removed and centered. I had a WS with adjustable pitman arm. Only Truck I’ve ever seen with one. Otherwise removing wheel to center is the usual practice.PITA

 

Wow, take the wheel off.

Out of all the trucks I've owned, never had to do that. Everything is adjustable through the steering linkage.

The truck I drove getting back into this I had aligned and asked specifically to have the steering wheel offset to the right because of my hand, the freightliner dealer in Indy did it as instructed, does not take an alignment genius to do that.

 

They probably took the wheel off to center it.

 

My WS has an adjustable drag link not pitman arm, my mistake

 

I always thought a crooked steering wheel was because when they adjusted the toe in they didn't make sure that the steering wheel was centered.

I always thought that the gear inside of the steering gear was supposed to be centered and neutral when the wheel is straight ahead or it causes faster wear on the steering gear.

I also always thought that any adjustments to make your steering wheel straight should be done under the truck rather than at the wheel, sort of the same idea that you adjust the clutch at the transmission first, instead of adjusting the linkage.