Alignment mystery

[Ado Sigal]

Don't presume anything. If the s/wheel was in correct position when you 
left the shop, it is almost certain that BY has moved, since no other 
steering components, even it hey loose, can affect the steering that 
much. Why it happen that's another question, probably not tight enough, 
or the BY slot wasn't cleaned, so BY teeth couldn't grip, both for sure 
responsibility of the shop that did the work.
Cheers,

Ado


TooManyAudis at aol.com wrote:

> That's specifically what I checked for this morning, having made this 
> mistake myself when replacing the ball joints, and the shop did the 
> same when the did the alignment on the car.
>  
> I'm not ruling out the possibility, but I believe I would have noticed 
> pulling one way or another.  Also, when both previous times, the ball 
> joint would slide within its adjustment holes, so the car would be 
> dead on while driving straight, then pull to one side after rounding a 
> corner, then dead-on again after rounding a corner in the opposite 
> direction.
>  
> There was no slop on the ball joint adjusters when I checked this 
> morning, but that's not to say that it forced itself into a position 
> that would require a few heavy whacks with a BFH to free it up.
>  
> -- To
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