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Old 04-06-2013, 03:56 PM
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Can I DIY adjust steering wheel center?

after camber kit install,, i got the best alignment i've ever got in past two years.

tech struggled(?) for like 2 hours to get the toe to exactly 0.00 and camber to -0.4 in the front and -0.9 in the rear.

but.... as my car was on the alignment rack for more than what the bosses thought it would be, and customers piling up after me (even though i went as soon as they opened, and was told they only have 1 appointment after me) he was in a hurry and the center of steering is a little off

alignment is perfect so i don't wanna go back there and "complain" because I wouldn't want to get him fired LOL

but it'd be nice to know if i can adjust center of steering.
Old 04-06-2013, 03:59 PM
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yes there is a TSB about that in garage, its time consuming why not bring them back to the dealer and have them do it? ofcourse you can ask them nicely so the tech won't get into trouble.
Old 04-06-2013, 04:14 PM
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oh, is it time consuming? i thought when the alignment place did it they just "unlock" some nut under the knee panel and center the steering and tighten it back up
Old 04-06-2013, 04:32 PM
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Tech should have corrected that when he done the alignment. Guess he got impatient. Take it back, let them fix it
Old 04-06-2013, 04:37 PM
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the poor tech was impatient cuz the boss and the boss's boss was keep nagging him "are you done yet" and the owner was like "hey D, how much u make? 300grand?" and when he told the owner he has to get alignment right and the owner was like "you forgot who u talkin to D. who writes your paycheck"
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Originally Posted by 4drviper
the poor tech was impatient cuz the boss and the boss's boss was keep nagging him "are you done yet" and the owner was like "hey D, how much u make? 300grand?" and when he told the owner he has to get alignment right and the owner was like "you forgot who u talkin to D. who writes your paycheck"
That owner is a ASS. So he puts pressure and rushes his employee to hurry and finish a job. In the process of doing so, the employee rushes to finish the job but forgets to do a thing or two.

Now the customer (in this case it would be you) has to come back to get it corrected again.

All of this happens because the dick in the ass owner wants to talk shit and flex his power to the employee just because he's in charge. None of this would have happened if he left his tech alone to get it done right. It's when some dumb ass comes in and starts rushing everyone that mistakes happen.
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Originally Posted by vietxquangstah
That owner is a ASS. So he puts pressure and rushes his employee to hurry and finish a job. In the process of doing so, the employee rushes to finish the job but forgets to do a thing or two.

Now the customer (in this case it would be you) has to come back to get it corrected again.

All of this happens because the dick in the ass owner wants to talk shit and flex his power to the employee just because he's in charge. None of this would have happened if he left his tech alone to get it done right. It's when some dumb ass comes in and starts rushing everyone that mistakes happen.

maybe i'll keep going back every day for like a week to just to annoy the owner lol

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