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R34Gtt Steering Wheel - How To Straighten

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I was wondwering if its a difficult job to straighten a steering wheel for an R34gtt, mine faces slightly to the right at the moment.

I know to remove the steering wheel its a fairly big job as torx set is required, but would i be able to just pop off the horn cover?

Also getting wheel alignment done soon, would the guys at the wheel alignment shop be able to straighten it for me or is this a job for a mechanic.

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let the wheel alignment shop do it.. however did you move your rack and/or remove the steering wheel at any point?

Nah didn't move the wheel or rack. Just had the car imported and complied. Only steering related repairs made were Hicas delete rods installed and tie rod bushes replaced. Shouldn't have affected the steering. So maybe it came from Japan like that.
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best to leave it to the alignment shop

^^This. Your rear steering is probably out of whack from being rogered with when installing the HICAS delete stuff. That means you end up having to have the front wheels countersteering to keep it driving straight, and that will make the steering wheel sit off centre. Of course, it could just be poor front alignment, or bent tie rods or any other cause. Hence, let the wheel alignment guys do it. make sure you mention the work on the rear end to them, so they can make sure they straighten up the rear as well if needed.

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^^This. Your rear steering is probably out of whack from being rogered with when installing the HICAS delete stuff. That means you end up having to have the front wheels countersteering to keep it driving straight, and that will make the steering wheel sit off centre. Of course, it could just be poor front alignment, or bent tie rods or any other cause. Hence, let the wheel alignment guys do it. make sure you mention the work on the rear end to them, so they can make sure they straighten up the rear as well if needed.

You were spot on, had the wheel alignment done over the weekend and car drives beautifully and steering wheel did not need to be straightened as the alignment was causing it to be crooked. Steering was crooked because of the HICAS being deleted. All sweet now :)

Thanks for all the replies.

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On 12/6/2013 at 3:24 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

let the wheel alignment shop do it.. however did you move your rack and/or remove the steering wheel at any point?

Does removing the steering wheel make it possible for the car to start driving off to one side or is that two separate issues?

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30 minutes ago, silviaz said:

Does removing the steering wheel make it possible for the car to start driving off to one side or is that two separate issues?

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