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Old 12-16-2010, 08:16 PM   #1
RidingOnRailz
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Cool It Happened Again!

First my wife's 2005 Corolla, now my '08 Kia. Both came back from an alignment shop I've used for 6 years with steering wheels more crooked than when I brought them there! The Corolla thing happened in '08. That was its first alignment since my wife bought it used in mid-05.

In my case, the Kia exhibits no pull except when the road crown is severe enough, but the steering wheel, previously "leaning" towards 12:30, now leans toward 1:30! I nearly pulled the car into oncoming traffic twice since leaving the shop to visit my aunt!

How can cars leave an alignment rack with crooked steering wheels? Don't techs know that a TEST DRIVE will tell them more about where things are than numbers or arrows on a monitor screen?

Anwho they will take it back tomorrow and *hopefully* get the toe correct so my my steering wheel is where my hands will expect it to be when my eyes are on the road.
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