1998 S90 steering wheel off after alignment (UPDATED)

steelbox · Post by **steelbox** » 23 Apr 2011, 07:36

adki110 wrote:Many moons ago when I did alignments "clear vision", better known as a straight steering wheel, was part of the alignment.

thank you ill be se sure to mention that a ''straight wheel"should be part of the alignment process.

steelbox · Post by **steelbox** » 23 Apr 2011, 10:51

First of all thanks to all that gave advice....thank you. I went back to the shop this morning armed with information from my posts and they didn't have a chance. they fixed the steering wheel and blamed the different readings from the two previous times on an uneven platform that the car was on....whatever, just glad to have it centered. I did have a rack and pinion leak so ill keep an eye on my power steering fluid.

Post by **kcodyjr** » 23 Apr 2011, 13:53

I've got a minor leak in mine as well. I'm going to open a thread to find the correct stop-leak.

I'm assuming your 98 S90 uses Dex3 ATF for steering fluid like my 96 850 does.

lummert · Post by **lummert** » 23 Apr 2011, 13:57

Did they make the adjustment be setting the toe-in or by removing the steering wheel?

lummert · Post by **lummert** » 23 Apr 2011, 13:58

kcodyjr wrote:I've got a minor leak in mine as well. I'm going to open a thread to find the correct stop-leak.

I'm assuming your 98 S90 uses Dex3 ATF for steering fluid like my 96 850 does.

ATF containing stop leak?

steelbox · Post by **steelbox** » 23 Apr 2011, 14:11

lummert wrote:Did they make the adjustment be setting the toe-in or by removing the steering wheel?

I guess they did by adjusting the toe in. it was all done by a computer type machine that had four gizmos they put on each tire that gave a read out a before and after. they didn't remove the steering wheel. the front left read (in green) 0.15* actual then before 0.14* right front read actual 0.12* and then before ).11* and then in a separate box (in green) it read 0.3 actual 0.1 before. total toe 0.26 actual 0.25 before. no idea what all this means but i hope it helps somehow

the rear toe was .09 actual .18 before.

Post by **kcodyjr** » 23 Apr 2011, 14:36

lummert wrote:ATF containing stop leak?

That would be the obvious answer, but I'd worry the ATF stop-leaks somehow depend on heat.

This is turning into a hijack which I didn't intend, just a problem I share with the OP.
If we're going to discuss this, let's do it in the right thread.

steelbox · Post by **steelbox** » 23 May 2011, 15:36

lummert wrote:Did they make the adjustment be setting the toe-in or by removing the steering wheel?

Sorry for taking so long to answer they did it by setting the toe, thanks.

1998 S90 steering wheel off after alignment (UPDATED)

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