Steering wheel slightly off center after alignment
12-03-2008, 11:37 AM
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so, I had the car lowered on bilsteins and H&R sports and had alignment done. I got the car back last night and noticed that to drive straight the steering wheel is slightly turned off center? thinking of taking back for them to fix, I'm I just being too picky?
12-03-2008, 11:44 AM
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not picky at all. I had my bilstein sport shocks installed and after alignment the steering wheel was to the left. our guys fixed it in no time the next time I came back 
12-03-2008, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='737094' date='Dec 3 2008, 02:44 PM
not picky at all. I had my bilstein sport shocks installed and after alignment the steering wheel was to the left. our guys fixed it in no time the next time I came back
12-03-2008, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by cleung' post='737081' date='Dec 3 2008, 10:37 PM
so, I had the car lowered on bilsteins and H&R sports and had alignment done. I got the car back last night and noticed that to drive straight the steering wheel is slightly turned off center? thinking of taking back for them to fix, I'm I just being too picky?
I had this problem last year after alignment, but before I took it back I realized that the steering wheel looking like being turned off center was only caused by the tilt of the road. So it was straight, but driving a road with a slightly tilted lanes caused the effect.
edit: Mine "was left" too, so check this tilted lane thing before you take it back
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12-03-2008, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Anzafin' post='737102' date='Dec 3 2008, 02:50 PM
No, you're not picky. If you pay for something, it should be done correctly.
I had this problem last year after alignment, but before I took it back I realized that the steering wheel looking like being turned off center was only caused by the tilt of the road. So it was straight, but driving a road with a slightly tilted lanes caused the effect.
edit: Mine "was left" too, so check this tilted lane thing before you take it back.
I had this problem last year after alignment, but before I took it back I realized that the steering wheel looking like being turned off center was only caused by the tilt of the road. So it was straight, but driving a road with a slightly tilted lanes caused the effect.
edit: Mine "was left" too, so check this tilted lane thing before you take it back
.Hmm I'll have to pay attention to that on my way home tonight, thanks for the tip.
12-03-2008, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cleung' post='737119' date='Dec 3 2008, 10:59 PM
Hmm I'll have to pay attention to that on my way home tonight, thanks for the tip.
If the road is empty, take the car to the middle of the road where the tilt doesn't "draw" the car on the either side and then center the wheel. If it still steers on the right --> take it back.
12-03-2008, 05:22 PM
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Who did the alignment? BMW? An indie? Do you have active steering? If you do have AS, you really have to be careful when getting an alignment from a place that isn't familiar with AS and/or doesn't have the proper equipment to reinitialize the system, etc.
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12-04-2008, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='737357' date='Dec 3 2008, 08:22 PM
Who did the alignment? BMW? An indie? Do you have active steering? If you do have AS, you really have to be careful when getting an alignment from a place that isn't familiar with AS and/or doesn't have the proper equipment to reinitialize the system, etc.
Take a look at these:
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http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=51587
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=39790
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http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=51587
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=39790
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thanks Rudy, dealer did the alignment so I went back today and they said what had happened was the tech after doing the alignment forgot to reset the active steering. So they hooked it up to the computer and did that and everything is good to go.
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Originally Posted by cleung' post='737926' date='Dec 4 2008, 10:02 PM
thanks Rudy, dealer did the alignment so I went back today and they said what had happened was the tech after doing the alignment forgot to reset the active steering. So they hooked it up to the computer and did that and everything is good to go.