Is it possible to do a clutch job without lowering subframe?
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Depending on how a car is dragged onto and strapped down to a rollback or trailer, yes, the alignment can get jacked up.
You don't really think EVERY tow truck driver is gonna look for and install that OEM tow hook do you? They'll throw that hook on anything solid to get that car on their equipment as quickly as possible. Damage be damned.
I'm not saying that's what happened but ti does happen.
You don't really think EVERY tow truck driver is gonna look for and install that OEM tow hook do you? They'll throw that hook on anything solid to get that car on their equipment as quickly as possible. Damage be damned.
I'm not saying that's what happened but ti does happen.
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For the record, I was present when the car got put on a flat bed. I screwed in the OEM tow bolt, and helped steer the car onto the flatbed (car was in my garage at the end of a 50ft driveway). If I recall correctly, the driver secured it to the flatbed with straps around the wheels.
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For the record, I was present when the car got put on a flat bed. I screwed in the OEM tow bolt, and helped steer the car onto the flatbed (car was in my garage at the end of a 50ft driveway). If I recall correctly, the driver secured it to the flatbed with straps around the wheels.
So we know that wasn't the reason for the misalignment.
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So I followed this procedure to check if its a steering wheel alignment issue, or a regular alignment issue. I think it's pretty clear the mark are canted, meaning its a steering wheel issue, right?
Drive the car as straight as possible on a flat level surface (driveway or parking lot). Hold the wheel perfectly still and stop the car with the wheel in the "straight ahead" position. Put some tape at exactly 12 o'clock on the steering wheel and then turn it to the stops in the left and right directions. At each stop, put another piece of tape at exactly 12 o'clock. After you've marked both limits return the wheel to the straight ahead position (first tape at 12 o'clock). Both your "limit tapes" should be at equal distances (angles) from the "straight ahead" tape. If they're not the alignment is wrong. If they match, the steering wheel is postioned incorrectly.
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Sorry, bad link (didn't see an option to edit previous post). https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bye...NyQ1pyWXc/view
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