m3vs911

Just wonder can we adjust the hub alignment ourselves?

I've got a momo steering wheel hub for my 964,
it fits perfectly but without top hole locating at the 12 o'clock position.
so now I have to drive it with about 10 degree away from the centre position to make it to go straight.


any idea?
Cheers,
Arthur

Mr.Alex

Set the wheels straight, then remove hub and shift it over so that when it sits back on the steering shaft the holes line up to be straight on the steering wheel. Also helps to mark the center location on the shaft and nut when doing the initial install. Just put mine on a week ago.

m3vs911

thanks for the quick reply. but the thing is I can never get any of the holes pointing straight at 12, that's my problem !

i can only slightly shift it over before and after the centre point!
or do i need to go for wheel alignment?

Vandit

If you want to find the true center on the steering/rack, then there's an access hole on the rack where you can remove the dust plug and insert Porsche special tool 9116 (all it is a M10 x 1.0 (fine tread) bolt w/ a tapered end) and that locks the rack into the center position.

Tool and OEM plug (taken from RLer perelet)


My OEM plug disentregrated, so I replaced it w/ a shorty bolt and nut.



If you do this, and the wheel is still crooked when driving down the road, then it is either your alignment or your alignment in relation to the crown in the road.

Mr.Alex

My holes weren't exactly straight but it was good for me because I slightly turned the hub to the right when torquing the hub down, so my wheel was a tad to the right but still straight. Hope that's not too confusing to understand.

newsboy

You can also uncouple the the steering shaft under the dash. It's a splined connection. Get your wheels set straight and reconnect. If your off a little, move the connection 1 spline at a time till you get it perfect.

Harry Apps

Worth checking whether the hub can be re-aligned on the Momo (number of hub screws v number of steering splines?) to give you a few degrees before you dismantle anything else.