So I notice today that when i'm driving straight, my steering wheel is at a noticeable angle to the left. I had my alignment done + camber bolts installed a few months ago so I don't picture it being an alignment issue. The car dosen't drive funny or pull to one side....its just that the steering wheel isn't straight across when I drive straight. Insight anyone?

 

i have the same problem... i thought it was me but i'm glad u brought this up...

 

mine does it to on the highway ive noticed it a couple of times

 

Mine is the same way, but only since we did my clutch. We had the whole steering assembly out of the car of course so i was just thinking it was my alignment but if more are having it I'm curious to what it is.

 

I guess im not alone, lol.

 

same here mine was the same way after I did my clutch

06 brandon i have the same clutch set-up yours making noise?

 

my parents jeep has this.. im almost positive its not an allignment problem.. im interested to find out what it is thogh

 

you can align your steering wheel. whoever does your alignment should do this as well.

 

i got the same thing i think its from my roads cuz they usually slope really bad to the right side

 

I got mine done like maybe a month ago and still have the same prob...

 

Mine does it, as does my parents LS. Both 07's.


Maybe whoever installed the steering system on the 2007 cobalts was drunk?

 

easiest way to check if your steering wheel is off center is when your stopped put your steering wheel straight. get out of the car and look at the wheels, if they are straight then the steering wheel is fine, if they aren't then your steering wheel has become off center and needs to be realigned. your suspension alignment and your steering alignment are 2 differen't things that at the same time control the same thing.

 

Same here. Had mine done a few months ago.

 

mines always been that way, just like they put the steering wheel on a little crooked. like if i took it off and put it back on a few splines over, it would be straight. i just don't know how to go about doing it.

 

one thing i can think of is that when you get an allignment.. if they have to adjust one side more then the other it could cause the steering wheel to be off a little. The only way for it be fixed is to make sure the steering wheel is centered next time while they do your alignment. Not 100% sure on that though

 

ok guys your rack and pinion will become loose over time and with aggressive driving causing your steering wheel to become off center, when you do an alignment the tech is supposed to recenter your steering wheel. now also if for those of you that did your clutches and had the all the steering components out and didn't put them back in straight and checked this would cause the steering wheel to be off center as well.

 

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Yes it does, especially in traffic it gets real noisy.

 

I just noticed today that my front left wheel is way out of camber. I'm gonna take it in to the place I had my alignment done/camber bolts installed (PTuning) soon and see if they can re-adjust the camber for free since I had it done only a few months ago.

 

lol well no one was listening. so i had to bring in the big guns lol.

 

my steering has always been messed up ever since BIOHAZARD and I lowered my car it pulls to the left if i have it completely straight

 

when you did the alignment did you calculate the lowering into the specs? that would cause it to drift to the left it wasn't aligned properly

 

its fucked up from not getting an alignment after lowering it, its something i still gotta do lol

 

Guys outamymind is on point on this, most likely your toe adjustment is out, part of an alignment is to center the steering wheel. The tech may have missed it or some other factor has changed it, like potholes and clutch changes and such. You could actually have correct geometrical alignment but your steering wheel can still be out...

 

ditto here...same deal...off to the left and since it started doing that the car just LOVES to torque steer