Steering pointing to 11:30 when driving straight

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Tue 28 May 2019 16:18
Steering pointing to 11:30 when driving straight - dac1

Hi,
I had a couple of new front suspension arms fitted two months ago on my Ford Focus.
After receiving the car back I noticed the steering wheel would point to 11:30 when going straight. So I have to have the steering wheel point ever so slightly to the left for the car to go straight.
I should also state that when I align my steering wheel to point to 11:30 (so the car goes straight) and let go over the steering wheel, the car does go straight. It does start to pull a little to the left after about 20-30 meters but the pull is only slight and minor.

So other than the steering wheel having to point to 11:30 to go straight, the rest of the direction/pulling seems normal to me. No shuddering or anything.

It's no real problem for me, however I wonder if it would damage the car in any way? I mean I'm thinking the wheels are aligned straight but I just need the steering wheel to aim left a little.

If it is a problem, do you think the mechanic should put it right considering it's been two months on since the work was done, or have I missed the obligation being two months down the line?
Thanks.

Edited by dac1 on 28/05/2019 at 16:42

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Tue 28 May 2019 17:13
Steering pointing to 11:30 when driving straight - FP

AFAIK, the correct aim of the steering wheel should be part of setting up the tracking.

As you say, the front wheels may be OK relative to each other, but not to the position of the steering wheel.

I can't see that any damage would result, but the job was not done properly. However, two months afterwards... Maybe worth a try taking the car back, but it's something that should really have been flagged up within days.

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Tue 28 May 2019 22:42
Steering pointing to 11:30 when driving straight - galileo

It sounds as if whoever set the wheel alignment took the lazy option of doing all the toe-in adjustment on one trackrod instead of half on each. This is what usually causes the steering wheel to be off-centre.

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