RE: IML: 1967 Imperial Steering

["Brooks Harkey" <vm.dude@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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