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Old Jun 21, 2021 | 01:31 PM
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Took my 2015 F type R for wheel alignment. Wheel alignment seems to be fine as car goes straight however the bottom of the steering wheel is cocked to the left at the 7 o'clock position rather than straight down at 6 o'clock. Shop aligned it again and same results. Any suggestions? Is there something about the F type that the mechanic doesn't know about?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2021 | 01:36 PM
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When I had my XKR aligned the guy set the steering wheel centrally and adjusted everything from that. Sounds like your tie rods haven't been adjusted equally each side, or the steering wheel has been removed and not replaced correctly. - was it right before the realigning started?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2021 | 04:29 PM
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Steering wheel has never been removed. I noticed it was a bit off of center when I took it in but now it is worse.
 

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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 06:50 AM
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Ensuring that the steering wheel is centered is part of the alignment process. That's a rookie mistake and they should have noticed and fixed the issue after doing a test drive. If they didn't correct it even after you brought the car back to them, I wouldn't trust that shop to touch my car in the future. It's not rocket science and can be easily corrected by turning each tie rod in the appropriate direction by 90-degrees (1/4 turn). That will keep the toe the same but move the steering wheel about one clock position. They just need to figure out which tie rod to turn clockwise and which to turn counter-clockwise based on the clock angle of your steering wheel.
 
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