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Old 07-06-2007, 04:01 PM
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Hey guys. I replaced my upper and lower BJ's and the outer tie rod ends (what a PITA). I had the alignment done and it took the guy about 1-1/2 hours because the camber and caster were off. So was two. Anyway, I get in my DAK (2004) and drive awayy to pickup my daughter and the steering wheel is not "straight and level" when driving straight. I'm going back tomorrow first thing in the morning.

My question. Is this a simple fix by turning the tie rod on one side in and the other side out?

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Old 07-06-2007, 04:55 PM
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Yeah, it shouldn't take too long, he just forgot to straighten it up when he was tightening everything up.
 
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Old 07-06-2007, 05:25 PM
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ya, its easy to fix. I did my own alignment on the 88 when I replaced the rack and I forgot to center the wheel
 
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Thanks! It's fixed now.
 



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