straightening a steering wheel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- I have a 2000 ford excursion and the steering wheel was not straight when the wheels were. This was an easy fix even for me. =) thanks for watching, I hope it helps! Thanks to my wife for watching the steering wheel while I adjusted the thing underneath the rig, and letting me know when it was good to go!
Dude I love that fact that he’s a family man like me an the kids yelling and carrying on hell sounds like a typical day at our house lol he seems like just a regular joe I’m not Mechanically inclined so that was actually very helpful
Yep that is me for sure, 7 kids, =). Thanks for the kind words, some people are kinda mean about background noise in some of my videos, so I appreciate your kindness. =) I would say I am just a regular Joe, I wish I had more mechanical experience, like those guys that grow up putting old cars together, but never had that chance. I kinda get how things work though.
So, assuming your alignment was correct, after turning just the driver side tie rod end, wouldn't it throw your alignment off? Seems like you should turn the passenger side the same amount of turns to retain alignment of wheels?
I never noticed any problems with alignment after doing this....so not sure?
doesn't that change your toe alignment?
Yes
Nothing more challenging and ensuring to have your wife saying..." yeah".
L. ACTS yeah, great perception.=)
Great explanation on how to do it I definitely gave you a thumbs up. Other videos I've watched they confused me. I will definitely try it on my truck thanks again have a great day.
Cesar Polanco thanks for the kind words. Good luck with your vehicle!
Thanks for the clear explanation. Do I need to jack up my truck off the ground to do this? Also, I suppose the steering wheel needs to be unlocked with the key while doing this? Thanks again
Sean Vallee if you’re steering wheel is locked I do not think this will work, and no you do not need to jack your truck off the ground to do this. I hope that helps =) good luck!
That was very helpful nice and simple no beating around the bush thank you very much
you're welcome I am glad it helped =)
Thanks for the video. I have a RV with a Ford chassis with a tweaked steering wheel. Took it to Ford and they said it couldn't be adjusted. I'll try what you showed. Wish me luck. Thanks again!
sdereis I wish you luck. Kinda odd that they said. It couldn’t be adjusted....
no update?
does this mess up the alignment?
I do not know, I didn’t have problems with the alignment, but I did not have the vehicle for too much longer after I did this. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Thank you so much. I didnt think anyone would have the same issue I do lol
=) well apparently it is decently common. I am glad the video helped =)
Excellent video! Just got my ‘00 F250 Powerstroke back from an alignment job and my steering wheel is slightly offset to the left.
Buddy Smith I hope this helps you! =)
I'm getting so tired of dumb mechanics. I'd have taken it right back to that shop. Especially knowing how easy it is. Why would an alignment shop not fix the steering wheel straight? Did the same to me but I never had the time to get back to it. This is great. I hope I can get this to work this weekend.
bairdi crab it’s as easy as it looks. Hope it works for you.
Same thing with me and it’s been bugging me for about 2 months driving down the road with my steering wheel slightly to the left. I’m going to be doing this tomorrow.
How did it happen to begin with?
Thank you, theres another video I watched that showed the same thing but didnt show doing it. Much less scared of it now, and I'm about to go do it!
Yeah, this is super easy, and it is so annoying have the steering wheel crazy out of alignment with the tires..... good luck.
Thanks good video I will try this weekend
Good luck =)
Will this throw off my alignment or keep it the same? I don't need an alignment just need to fix my wheel but mine is less than an inch off yovthe passenger side direction
Hmmm I can’t speak definitively to this, but I haven’t noticed any adverse effects at all in the alignment on my excursion after doing this
Does this F up with the tire alignment? Looking to do this to a 96 bronco
Rob Ponch some other people who probably know way more than I do have commented that it does not effect your alignment at all, and I am inclined to believe them. I do not drive this vehicle enough to see if it is causing any unusual wear, but when I was doing the adjustment it didn’t look like it was effecting anything other than just the steering wheel itself.
@@ScaryTalkingHead ok thank you Ill give it a try
My friend is impressed now , thanks .
will this problem cause my truck to veer off to the side a couple degrees? when going in a straight line it tends to to favor the sides of the lane and not the center, i swear cops will think im drunk trying to keep it straight
I think it can still drive straight even though the steering wheel will not be in its normal position. It is just super annoying to me anyway to have to have the steering wheel in what looks like a turn position, but it is going straight lol
Thank you south for your time! It was a great fix for my super duty 7.3 powerstroke
Chris&Crystal Cervantes I am so glad it helped! =)
Any issues since ? Got the same issue in my 7.3
I'm assuming you need to get your toe adjusted after doing this?
Jayj93pgt haven’t had to adjust anything else.....
@@ScaryTalkingHead cool I'm going to check this out. Mine is turned right like 30 degrees maybe. But the truck drives down the road straight. Thx for the vid
Jayj93pgt cool good luck! Super annoying problem but easy fix for sure =)
Great video, I have a 04 f450 thats identical, followed the instructions and it fixed the wheel. Tighten the nuts back up. Fired the truck up and moved the wheel, made sure the wheels were straight and once again the steering wheel was off again, any ideas? Thanks
hmmm perhaps there is another thing that controls the steering wheel alignment besides that part I was turning? That is a puzzler since it did straighten it initially.... perhaps try again and mark the threaded bolt with a Sharpie or some pen to see if it moves once you have adjusted it? Perhaps it slipped or somehow went back to where it was? hmmm....
Hello, ended up taking it to a shop. Turns out even though I adjusted it, the threads on the adjuster knob were stripped. Got one at an auto wreckers and solved the issue. Thanks again for the great video
ahh that makes sense... It made sense it had to be something like that since it did straighten in when you turned it. Thanks for posting that follow up, that will probably help others out there =)
I have a 2003 Mazda 6 and my steering wheel isn't straight I hit the curb the other day and now it isn't straight. Will this work on mine?
hmm according to my limited understanding, there are a few things that can mess with your steering alignment...if you hit a curb and it had a similar setup to this rig, then I suppose it is possible. It would be worth a looksee underneath your rig to see for sure..... Good luck!
Evan Faraday you need an alignment and make sure you tell them to center your steering wheel .
Your rod is probably bent
I have the same issue with my 2014 Ford F-150, 2 wheel drive. I already had an alignment done, at two different shops and both say my alignment is within spec. My truck has an electric steering gear, can I try this same method to adjust the steering wheel?
I am really not sure. I would take a look underneath and see if you see something similar to what is in the video. I would imagine that there may be several things that could cause the steering to be off like this. I only know this one way to fix it. I am sorry I could not be more helpful =(
Ah yes, the classic - alignment is good. It probably is. Really busy alignment shops are asked by customers to do an alignment check; so, they do; and, it's good; but, you didn't ask for a steering wheel adjustment; you asked for an alignment. Yes, Mr Robles, next time, ask for a Steering Wheel Adjustment and maybe a BACKLASH Adjustment. Ask them to adjust the Drag Link and the slop in the steering box. Just be advised that most shops won't have a special tool to adjust the steering box slop. th-cam.com/video/8X9xpioehv4/w-d-xo.html In this video, the guy discusses the two nuts he welded together, for adjusting the slop or Backlash. If you're ok with the slop; then, you can just adjust the drag link, like in this video. BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO ADJUST THE CONNECTING ROD. It's easy to confuse the two. Ask me how I know. HA HA HA. Just take your time. Make sure you are doing it right before you start.
thanks for your very knowledgeable replies
How could I do this for my 03 mustang Gt?
I don’t know, sorry, I only did it on my excursion. I imagine the process would be similar…. Perhaps there is a video on how to do it with mustangs?
I had my steering rack replaced with a new one on my grand marquis 2008 and the problem is I couldn't straight my steering wheel I went to every garage we have in my area no one could fix it. So any ideas? I'm thinking of removing the steering wheel it self and straighten it but I don't know if that would fix it
Have you looked underneath to see if it has some similar type coupling as does my Excursion? If this is not the case on your vehicle, I am not sure of another method =(. Keep trying TH-cam for more suggestions? Sorry I couldn't be more help, and good luck!
Scary Talking Head no it doesn't it's totally different thanks anyway
Unreal man you save me lol Thanks you so much for it i appreciate it God bless ya
miguel oliveira hey great! Glad it helped. Thanks for the kind words
Did this mess with your alignment at all? Mine steering wheel is way off and I want to fix it as well
from what I can tell this didn't mess with my alignment at all... just made the steering wheel better.
Snafu 623 no,it works off the Pittman arm. Does not effect alignment!
no, the threads on the sleeve are in opposite directions so you're only moving the pitman arm either left ot right depending on the direction you turn the sleeve
And im just here because my 2000 F150 is leaning on the drivers side and idk what to do...
If you are having uneven tire wear it's because you didn't do the same thing on the other wheel.
Would this work for a 2001 Lexus is300?
Anahi Gonzalez I cannot speak to that type of vehicle although I would imagine that most vehicles would have something similar. I don’t own anyl Lexuses so I can’t say for sure. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
does this control how far your trucks turn side to side to?
I did not notice any difference in the turning radius or the steering at all.... seemed to just adjust the wheel so it wasn’t way off to one side when I was going straight.
@@ScaryTalkingHead ok cuz so i took my truck to get tir rods replaced awhile ago and idk if the tie rod ends are turned one way to far but i have 2 full steers right and one and half maybe not quite a half either but it doesnt turn all the way left anyway just kinda puzzled guy at goodyear said i need a new steering box well the thing is it worked fine till the guy put new tie rods and ends on
@@dannypederson4054 hmm don’t know a ton about tie rods and how they effect steering, but I do believe they can be adjusted to effect steering, and I think you want to be pretty careful when replacing them so you don’t effect the steering. Logically, if the steering was fine before the tie rods were replaced, it is probably the rods that are the problem, not the steering box, but I guess it might just be coincidence?
@@ScaryTalkingHead well ik its gotta be the tie rod ends i unhook that tir tod that comes off the pitman arm the steering goes 2 turns both ways
Does this make the turns equal when u drive
as far as I can tell, yes the turns seems equal.
Does this apply to all cars? My Sonicssterting is
off centered
I am not sure. I imagine most cars are similar but I definitely can't speak to other cars since I haven't done it on them. Sorry, I couldn't be of more help.
No, it doesn't most cars don't have the same set up at all, on this vehicle making this adjustment doesn't really effect alignment (it is technically part of the process though)
On most cars if the steering wheel isn't straight it needs a good old fashioned alignment
Thank You Sir!! Great Video!!
you are welcome =) hope it helped
Thx this is so helpful
69AM glad I could help=)
okie dokie
ok
Does this work on ford explorers?
I am not sure... I don't have a ford explorer. I imagine they would be similar, but I can't say for sure, sorry.
No
Seriously? thats all it takes? Dang alignment shop effed mine up so bad years ago. I had no idea this was all it took to straighten it! thanks.
Yep pretty simple. There may be some other fixes, but this worked for me. =)
@@ScaryTalkingHead I looked at my 2000 Ford E-150 a little bit ago, figured it was the same, gonna work on it over the next day, and I do not have that adjustment on the drag link. I have 2 adjusters like that on the tie rod on each side. I'm guessing to not mess up toe alignment, I'm gonna have to turn each one, the same amount. Hope that works. I'm at work in the middle of the night and I went out and sprayed them both with WD-40. Gonna spray them again before I go home.
I'm not sure what they did on the last alignment as they left the stupid thing about 35 degrees uncentered steering wheel. Really messes up the turn signals. Its like I would have to remove the pitman arm and reinstall it about the same amount but I think it would be difficult to get that dang thing off. I did it on a 89 E-150 but I took the steering box out before removing the Pittman arm as the box was shot. Took 10 turns of the steering wheel to barely turn the van. My uncle gave me his steering box from his Town Car. Luckily I checked it before install as it rotated the opposite way! Box looked exactly the same. Worst yet I probably would have drove it that way rather than replace it again. LOL
I just watched a guy do an F-150 and its like I thought. Adjust both sides the same amount of turns.
@@thebigdr lol that is too funny, but I know exactly what you are saying! lol
Well of course mine, being a van, always makes things much harder than anything else. So some Joker at some point decided to change one of the nuts do a different size. All in all eventually went to the auto parts store three times for a different tool. I had to use one of those fighting type sockets because I stripped out the nut and then of course I didn't have a socket that was one in that would go over the biting socket that is just a bunch of baloney. So anyway I get the four bolts loose on the two adjusters and I can't turn those things so I'm going to have to get a pipe wrench to help me turn those. So much fun. Not
thanks for this video.👌
Good job. You have great patients.
thanks, and I do try =)
Would it work for my Toyota Corolla 2003?
I am not sure. I would imagine that most cars would have a similar setup. Also, if you read some of the comments below, there are a few other things that can be adjusted to fix this problem. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
I wonder if this is the same method used for a 94 Ford f150?
I am not sure. Sorry I couldn't be of more help
No ,it has to be centered during front end alignment!
Thanks brother! Imma try and tackle it this weekend
good luck =) it is definitely a pretty annoying thing with an easy fix =)
Nice simple steering wheel!
Francis Lee yep I think nice easy fix! =)
Make sure there's enough thread depth stuck in the tie rod ends
Great video men thanks!!
you're welcome. I hope it helped
Thanks for posting!
welcome =) I hope it helps
Nice and informative video.
thanks I hope it helped =-)
That's also moves toe adjustment.
Your using those channel locks backwards buddy if you flip them around they work way better and won't slip
Danny Kerr ahhh yes, I always seem to get them backwards, it just seems the right way is almost counter intuitive to me.... lol I am probably backwards. Thanks for the tip!
I've owned my Excursion for 8 years and its always been off I've could've done this a long time ago... I bought it at 45k miles and now it's at 283k🤯
Lol, yes it is amazing sometimes what we just put up with rather than try and fix =) especially if it is just annoying and not really a major problem hehe
Great video, man. I have a '99 Dodge Caravan with the same issue. Gonna try it out tomorrow since I'm gonna give it an oil change and will be down there anyway, so why not?Thanks for the upload.
good luck, hope it helps.... it sure is an annoying problem
wow looks super simple. about to go try this on a b2000
It was super simple! Good luck =)
But what about alignment??
Doesn’t seem to affect the alignment
@@ScaryTalkingHead thanks very much
Very helpful!
Did you do this with the front wheel on the ground or off
on the ground
This is the total wrong way to do this now your toe is out of wack.You have to turn both sides equally to maintain the front end toe.Steering wheel may be straight but you will be burning your tires out.Think about it you only turned one side in or out so you are either toed out or toed in!
hmmm is there another way then to get the steering wheel in snyc. with the wheels? Also, do you think it is taking it out of toe enough to burn out the tires significantly?
The adjustment he was using doesn't do anything to the alignment it only adjusts steering wheel angle. The adjustment on the right hand side of the screen adjusts the total toe.
He's confusing the "Connecting Rod" with the "Drag Link" aka "Tie Rod".
Adjusting the Drag Link won't affect the toe.
By the way - the technical term you were looking for is SLEEVE. You adjusted the Drag Link SLEEVE.
Now, if you adjusted the Connecting Rod SLEEVE, Robert would be correct and you would throw the toe out of whack; but, you didn't; so, you're ok. If you're worried about the toe, take it to an alignment shop.
thanks kylo ren
Wow thanks my just a little 10 degreed left.
You are welcome... very annoying problem yet simple to fix.=)
You know you’re dealing with a vehicle that has power steering so making an adjustment to the steering will is not necessarily going to fix the problem step one with the power steering equipped vehicle is to relieve the power steering pressure on the system
ahh I see, thanks for the information. This did help a lot though, my steering wheel was horribly off =)
Scary Talking Head you’re not in good shape until you relieve power steering pressure and re align until perfect (test drive with no power steering) then supply pressure..
@@richardgibeaut9518 perhaps I will have to get that done in the future. Thanks again for the information =)
You can drain the fluid then take it and get professionally aligned then fill it back up.
@@richardgibeaut9518 once again, I appreciate the information. Thank you for the advice =)
Thank you very much for ☺
You're welcome
Okey-Dokey
You have to Drop the Pitmen Arm am Move it couple teeth. You just Towed into in or out. How your Tires look now
You can hear the women and children in the trunk screaming at 1:05
lol just playing outside hehe not in trunk lol
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Welcome for sure
Torque the adjusting sleeve bolts to 40 ft-lbs.
thanks for the heads up
It would have helped more if you looked up and named the actual parts you were adjusting.
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You're turning the joint clockwise or counterclockwise to turn the steering wheel left or right. That works better with my wife and daughters instead of right or left. Righty tighty lefty loosy don't work with them either. I. Don't. Know. Why. The boys, not a problem. Go figure.
Lol perspective and mental images or pictures I suppose. Different people relate to different things differently. =)
Stay Scary!
Tie rod cuff.
Thanks =)
Used wrong tool.
Kid noise is a distraction!
Gary Ruark sorry, at least they were playing and not fighting. =) I have a lot of kids so that is kinda my life.
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