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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

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scot850 wrote: Yesterday, 23:58 Are you sure the steering wheel is off? Check if the turn signals cancel at the same point when turning. It could be you fitted the wheel off by one or 2 teeth on the splines.

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The wheel is off half a teeth. I tried moving it over a teeth, then it would be even more off, but this time to the right.
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MoVolvos wrote: Yesterday, 15:00
Chieber wrote: 14 Mar 2026, 07:30 Spoke too soon.

I need an alignment. The steering wheel is off.
Had an alignment not even two months ago…

Maybe I’ll try turning the tie rods even turns and see if that works.
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Just turning the tie rods evenly may not do the trick. Regardless which way the steering is off you need to measure the Toe to see if it's Toe In or Toe Out with the steering wheel centered before deciding which Tie Rod(s) to turn. Use trash bags under the wheels for less friction and with engine running when centering the steering for measurement. Depending if it's Toe In or Toe Out and which way the steering is pointed left or right while driving you can determine which Tie Rod to adjust.
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I found this post by cn90, which says which side tot turn tie rods.

Should be fine like this, not?
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Post by abscate »

CIK7 wrote: Yesterday, 14:24
abscate wrote: Yesterday, 10:21 Rolled the S70 Karla to EWR for a ten day trip.

30 mpg , no traffic on Sunday. Stopped and fixed SIL golf on the way.
Are you still in Europe?
On the other side of the planet in Shanghai

Chieber , I think the side marker harness drops from the top harness, not from the front. I grabbed a picture of it when I pulled one from a wreck yo make a 1998 ECT harness from it.
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