susko

Hey guys,

Put a new steering wheel on my 987.1, and I moved the clock spring about half an inch during the install, tried to put it back, but dead center now pulls the car a little to the left.

Would an alignment fix this or do I need to remove everything and move the clock spring back a little bit (or just go to the dealer).

Thanks in advance for any help

Georound

May need to recalibrate the Steering Angle sensor at the dealer. I've always been very careful not to move the clockspring.
I believe PIWIS is the only way to recalibrate.
Wonder if the PSM is applying one of your brakes.

Will the car drive straight and the steering wheel is just off center, or does it definitely pull to one side?


If you didn't change anything else, that's the only thing I can think of.

susko

Thanks for the response. So I tested the car on a flat road, it doesn't pull if the wheel is set a little to the right, the car goes straight.

Does this mean an alignment would likely fix it?

Pep!RRRR

If by alignment you mean changing the suspension settings I would say don't do it. Instead, fix the thing that you screwed up in the first place. Then if there is a separate alignment issue fix that next. The problem you describe is not related to the alignment settings.

Dr.Bill

Agree - the alignment should be unchanged.
The position of the steering wheel is messed up and needs to be fixed. It will drive fine, but won't be centered. Mostly a cosmetic issue.

Georound

Super easy fix....just pull the steering wheel off and move one or two splines(depending on the degree of rotation) and tighten it all back down. It can be done in less than 5 minutes with some practice.

susko

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your help. I guess what I'm asking is-- if I'm going to get an alignment anyway, could I save myself the task of removing and adjusting the steering wheel (possible two or more times to get it just right) just by asking them to align my steering wheel dead center while they are doing the alignment of the suspension / tracking.

Georound

Yes, tie rods can be adjusted.