The only piece y'all are leaving out of this equation is if the pittman arm was not put on correctly at some point in the past. If it's not, then in order to align all 4 wheels to go down the road straight, the steering wheel ends up at an angle. This can be fixed by removing the pittman arm and moving it over a click or 2. IF it's off by a few notches, and you align the tie rod ends so the steering wheel is east-west, as you all are suggesting, then the car will go down the road kind of like a crab: the car goes straight, but sort of at an angle, as the front wheels are parallel, but not parallel to the sides of the car. And as everyone else has pointed out -- ANY front-end shop who knows what they're doing would have corrected ALL the above conditions so that the car is properly aligned. --Brooks in Dallas -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 7:14 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: 1967 Imperial Steering No, Take it back and tell them to set the tie rod ends so the steering wheel is straight. That is part of a front end alignment, or it was when I did them (a few years ago). The should set the steering wheel in the "straight ahead position" BEFORE they set the front end. There is a device that pushes the brake pedal and locks the steering wheel that they put in to hold it. Life sucks; get a helmet. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "ajl" <alacaria@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: IML: 1967 Imperial Steering > >>Hi; > > > I just had a pitman arm and tie rod end with front end alignment on my 67 > Imperial. My question is this. My steering wheels two main spokes are > pointed straight up, north and south. When I called the garage they told > me that there is no adjustment to correct it other than removing the > steering wheel and putting it back the way I want it, which is straight > east and west. > > Does that sound correct. > > > Anthony > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to > mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with > everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release Date: 6/22/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.3/374 - Release Date: 6/23/2006 ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm