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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: craig_t on October 08, 2011, 05:37:19 pm

Title: Steering wheel fitting
Post by: craig_t on October 08, 2011, 05:37:19 pm

I recently went pretty low on my coilover which threw out my wheel alignment. I went to a garage that I had heard good stuff about to get the tracking done. They used one of them expensive, very accurate lazer machines to do it.

They said My tracking was out so made the adjustments the car needed and gave me a print out after everything was correct.

I left the garage a happy man but on the way home I noticed as I was driving straight, my steering wheel was a little of centre. I went back to the garage today to say I wasn't happy.

They put the car back on the machine but they told me that the tracking is fine and the reason the steering wheel is of centre is because it's so low.

So my question is can I take the steering wheel off and fit it straight?
Is there a master spline?

Title: Re: Steering wheel fitting
Post by: JackG on October 08, 2011, 06:29:44 pm

There is a master spline  :sad1:

Title: Re: Steering wheel fitting
Post by: craig_t on October 08, 2011, 07:03:23 pm

Are you 100% sure. I read otherwise

Title: Re: Steering wheel fitting
Post by: sub39h on October 09, 2011, 12:31:35 pm

same thing happened to me when i got  my Weitecs. turned out one of my tyres was defective. (sidewall didn't meet with the tread properly for about 1/3 of it's circumference.)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fsub39h%2F2006_Phantom_A3%2FIMG_0697.jpg&hash=b85d76510f2e4c222b1a6ac209c38f5154ac1525)

having the car lowered accentuates these sorts of problems. your tracking may well be correct, so look for other possible sources for why your car doesn't drive in a straight line.

happy ending to my story - Audi replaced the tyre FOC. drove straight and true after that.

Title: Re: Steering wheel fitting
Post by: stevw1 on October 09, 2011, 02:49:38 pm

I was lead to believe that when laser alignment was undertaken they ensure that the steering wheel is straight before they make any adjustments. Then when they are happy they double check the steering wheel is in-line before the job is signed off.

Correct me if im wrong  :smiley:

Title: Re: Steering wheel fitting
Post by: RSam84 on October 09, 2011, 03:18:12 pm

normally you need to lock the wheel in place before the alignment is done, yes your wheels may be aligned but if they didnt lock the steering wheel in place then it is going to be a bit off if it wasnt straight when they did it