Re: [gti-vr6] Steering Wheel Doesn't Track Straight

["Dave Moak" <veearesix@geocities.com>]

Sounds to me like your steering wheel is simply off-center -- a fairly
common VW affliction, from what I've heard. Mine's this way too. You can
either get used to it or have an alignment shop loosen the tie rods, center
the wheel and tighten them again. It used to be that you could just remove
the wheel and rotate it a spline or two, but that's more complicated now
with air bags and such.

Dave

>Hey,
>    I bent a rim a while back and had it repaired. The tire was ruined so I
>got a pair of new ones (backs are Eagle GAs, fronts are the new Yokohoma
>A509s). When I got the car back, the car tracked straight, but the wheel
was
>off center to one side. I just got the tires rotated, and now the same
>problem, but the wheel tilts the other direction. I had the alignment
>checked and it was perfect. What the dilly? I am guessing that having the
>different tires could be the culprit, or the wheel was repaired
incorrectly,
>or the tires were mounted incorrectly somehow. They are all the same size
>205-50 15s. Any ideas? Thanks-G
>
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