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Steering wheel is wonky

Old Dec 19, 2008
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Steering wheel is wonky

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So I was driving and sorta drifted into a curb. the right front wheel kinda ricocheted at 40km/h. I think that's why the wheel is wonky. Now, i have to turn the wheel to the red line's angle (see above) to drive straight. It's very slight.


Is this an alignment issue? Is that how i should fix this?
if not, how else would i fix this? what possible parts are damaged?

Thanks for your replies in advance!
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Old Dec 20, 2008
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Re: Steering wheel is wonky

I believe it to be an alignment issue because I had the same problem on a friends xterra who after had an alignment and everything was better.
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Re: Steering wheel is wonky

Check your control arm. I did that last year on my sentra and it got destroyed.
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Old Dec 29, 2008
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Re: Steering wheel is wonky

ur front toe is out.... get it aligned
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Re: Steering wheel is wonky

do a visual inspection on the tie rod before you spend money on an alignment. if you bent the tie rod an alignment won't fix it and you'll have to replace it before your steering will be right again.
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Re: Steering wheel is wonky

Thanks for feedback everyone!!


I'll check the tie rod as per this DIY: https://www.civicforums.com/forums/s...archid=1581730



Hopefully it's just the alignment!!
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Re: Steering wheel is wonky

if the steering wheel is only slightly off, the toe adjustment will take care of it! the adjustment on the tie rod can fix a huge toe problem. the shop that does the alignment should do some pre-alignment checks anyway, to check for loose suspension components etc....
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Re: Steering wheel is wonky

Originally Posted by natey57
if the steering wheel is only slightly off, the toe adjustment will take care of it! the adjustment on the tie rod can fix a huge toe problem. the shop that does the alignment should do some pre-alignment checks anyway, to check for loose suspension components etc....
was the Toe adjustment. thanks dude!!
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