RE: [Chrysler300] Steering wheel centering

["'John Grady' jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually good news, MUST be maladjusted tie rod ends, unless one or other (new or old) pittman is bent (was it?) Why are you changing pitman? Nothing happens to them? Usually what fails is idler arm side of linkage , the idler arm bushing goes. ( pitman is on steering box, passive piece ? ) we all on same page here? he should have counted old one (tie rod ends) turns to remove ends and set new one same way for start point . After that,  straight service  manual stuff to center wheel . Odd answer, cannot center steering wheel? Hello?  How many watts is bulb? Or was old pitman bent ?

 

From: Larry Jett [mailto:larrywjett@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 1:32 PM
To: John Grady
Cc: Ryan Hill; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Steering wheel centering

 

New tie rods and new pittman arm were installed and checked against the old ones for similarity. The steering box had a lot of play in it and I should have had the box rebuilt as well but didn't.  The box is being taken out now for rebuild and hopefully some of you will tell me what to tell the installer as to chapter and verse of tie-rod machinations to center the steering wheel.




Larry W Jett

8176 Fairway Ct           No electrons were killed or damaged in this epistle

Newark, CA 94560        however, many were severely inconvenienced....                                                    

 

 

 

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:08 AM, John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I doubt 90 degrees is tie rod..but anything is possible..that is a lot off. sounds like some part of column or attachment of pitman arm was assembled incorrectly? What was done, and why? 

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ryan Hill ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 10:52 PM
To: Larry Jett; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Steering wheel centering

 





My recollection is that the wheel, steering box, shaft and idler are all indexed. I assume it was centered prior to disassembly and new parts installed? The only adjustment should be at the tie rods. Are they evenly adjusted? My suspicion is they aren't….

 

What to tell the dealer? If it is the tie rod adjusters that aren't centred, I would ask for my money back and head to someone who understands basics mechanics. 

Ryan Hill 

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To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 19:36:53 -0700
Subject: [Chrysler300] Steering wheel centering

  

 

Had new parts installed on 1966 300 and dealer can not center steering wheel.  It is off 90 degrees!!!  Isn't this a simple fix?  You can not just recenter the wheel as it is indexed.  What do I tell the dealer?

Larry W Jett

                                                 

 

 

 







 



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