Wheel alignment

[Lukeis]

I have never done this with any car before but I've noticed my steering wheel is slightly off centre when driving straight.

Is this something you can fix yourself? I realise is inexpensive and in this case barely noticeable but thought I'd pose the question.

[austastar]

Hi,
It is probably 1 tooth out on the spline, but I have no idea on how your steering wheel is removed.

I had a Dyna that had that issue, but I got a better view of the guages, so I left it.

Cheers

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[Lukeis]

I'm fairly sure it's corrected under the car and has nothing to do with removing the steering wheel.. happy to be proven wrong though?!

[PerthDisco]

I'm fairly sure it's corrected under the car and has nothing to do with removing the steering wheel.. happy to be proven wrong though?!



Yes what they set during an alignment they should centre the steering wheel. In saying that mine went from perfect to slightly off the last time I had an alignment.

[Tombie]

It's more likely slightly off when driving due to road camber.

[LRD414]

It's more likely slightly off when driving due to road camber.
I also think it will be road camber related.
I have found that increasing the LH front caster by 1/2 degree corrects for this effect but I still notice a slight drift.
Someone else has had the caster increased by 3/4 degree but I haven't tried that.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-discovery-3-4/205398-wheel-alignment-d3-d4-rrs-not-simple-3.html

Note that this is not something you do yourself, you request the wheel aligner to do it.

Cheers,
Scott

[Lukeis]

I'm certain it is more than just road camber, but I will find a flatter road and check on my way to lunch in a moment...

[Tombie]

I'm certain it is more than just road camber, but I will find a flatter road and check on my way to lunch in a moment...



Find a quiet road and drive the wrong side for a bit!!! (Carefully)

[PerthDisco]

It's more likely slightly off when driving due to road camber.



Absolutely true

[discorevy]

Yep , assuming the steering is off centre to the right slightly it could be road camber , if off to the left you have an alignment issue , when I worked in a Broome workshop years ago we used to get more than a few tourists wanting a wheel alignment because they noticed their wheel off centre and car pulling left usually starting around karratha , port hedland , I just took their vehicle for a drive and 9 times out of 10 told them to save their money , whether they believed me or not , who knows, but the roads north have a steeper camber to cope with wet season rains , as tombie mentioned find a quiet straight road except I'd straddle the middle of it and see if everything is straight then

[Tombie]

Do both. Straddled should be true. Other side should mirror the normal side.

[LandyAndy]

Yep , assuming the steering is off centre to the right slightly it could be road camber , if off to the left you have an alignment issue , when I worked in a Broome workshop years ago we used to get more than a few tourists wanting a wheel alignment because they noticed their wheel off centre and car pulling left usually starting around karratha , port hedland , I just took their vehicle for a drive and 9 times out of 10 told them to save their money , whether they believed me or not , who knows, but the roads north have a steeper camber to cope with wet season rains , as tombie mentioned find a quiet straight road except I'd straddle the middle of it and see if everything is straight then

What he says:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
The normal standard is 3% camber.I do ours at 4%,high rainfall.I do our gravel roads at 5%,high rainfall plus a maintence grader driver who hacks the crown out of my work during summer,so I add a bit more.Farmers don't like it as their field bins belly out on the crown:D:D:D:D:D
On gravel you need a decent crown to stop water pooling and potholes.I cant understand why all the dirt roads in the north are graded flat with huge windrows on the shoulders.Mine workers grade roads like that too,they don't know how to form a road up.
Andrew

[Tombie]

To be fair Andy. Formed roads vs Mine roads are very different...

A cambered road is more dangerous when wet for a 785 etc to traverse... and a mine road is maintained more often as they rut out very quickly.

[LandyAndy]

Anybody can grade a flat road Mike.We have a minesite "all rounder" basically he is all round hopeless.He tells us he is awesome on a dozer and I know this because I know his dad really well his forte is a bull dozer,we don't have a dozer!!!! We were having big problems with our maintence grader driver so we put the "all rounder" on the other grader.Only lasted a month,never had so many complaints.
I do all our high traffic gravel roads winter grading,get lots of compliments on my work too,even back thru the office.
Andrew

[discorevy]

Do both. Straddled should be true. Other side should mirror the normal side.
too true



Anybody can grade a flat road Mike.We have a minesite "all rounder" basically he is all round hopeless.He tells us he is awesome on a dozer and I know this because I know his dad really well his forte is a bull dozer,we don't have a dozer!!!! We were having big problems with our maintence grader driver so we put the "all rounder" on the other grader.Only lasted a month,never had so many complaints.
I do all our high traffic gravel roads winter grading,get lots of compliments on my work too,even back thru the office.
Andrew

ever thought about moving down this way ?, wouldn't be as far to tow your boat, plenty roads to improve:D

[Tombie]

Anybody can grade a flat road Mike.We have a minesite "all rounder" basically he is all round hopeless.He tells us he is awesome on a dozer and I know this because I know his dad really well his forte is a bull dozer,we don't have a dozer!!!! We were having big problems with our maintence grader driver so we put the "all rounder" on the other grader.Only lasted a month,never had so many complaints.

I do all our high traffic gravel roads winter grading,get lots of compliments on my work too,even back thru the office.

Andrew



That's what I mean Andy!!

On a mine the road will be destroyed daily so they grade flat...