Steering wheel sideways

Foscho88 · 07-15-2018, 11:14 PM

Cart drives fine but steering wheel sits sideways when driving straight. Seems like wheels turn sharper to the right than the left when turned all the way.

Thoughts or suggestions?

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NoleFan4Ever · 07-16-2018, 12:44 AM

Jack the front end up and center the wheels. Then turn all the way right and then all the way left, counting the rotations both ways. If it is only slightly off, you can probably adjust it out. If it is way off, it will require a lot more work to correct it. (And while it is up, check the retaining bolt on the shaft knuckle and make sure it is not loose.)

_ogre · 07-16-2018, 01:32 PM

read the sticky http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...alignment.html

brett92 · 07-16-2018, 02:54 PM

Sorry to threadjack, but the steering wheel can't just be removed and moved over a few splines?

Mine has the same issue but it tracks straight. I thought about removing it and just moving it over. I'll leave it if I have to realign it.

jhanson999 · 07-16-2018, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by brett92

Sorry to threadjack, but the steering wheel can't just be removed and moved over a few splines?

Mine has the same issue but it tracks straight. I thought about removing it and just moving it over. I'll leave it if I have to realign it.

Yes, just pop off the cover and remove the nut. Will take some effort to remove the wheel but the stock wheels don't usually require a puller. Might have to do some fine adjustment via the tie rods but usually not much.

NoleFan4Ever · 07-16-2018, 04:24 PM

Pulling the steering wheel off and moving it will not correct the gear box turning ratio. If it is off, as described by the OP in his post, there is only one way to correct that....

E36Racer · 07-16-2018, 09:10 PM

Is this something that just happened all of a sudden, or has it been a gradual change? Reason I ask is that tie rods don’t just mysteriously get out of adjustment. Therefore, if it has been a gradual change there is a good chance your bushings, king pins or tie rods have worn out causing the alignment to become out of whack slowly over time.

If it was a sudden change, would indicate something either became bent from an impact of some sort, or a worn bushing was spit out. Or possibly even the rack jumped a tooth or two. But I would think that’s fairly unlikely.

Either way, I’d start by inspecting all of the front suspension for worn parts before touching the alignment.

07-15-2018, 11:14 PM	#1
Foscho88 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 9	Steering wheel sideways Cart drives fine but steering wheel sits sideways when driving straight. Seems like wheels turn sharper to the right than the left when turned all the way. Thoughts or suggestions? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Foscho88 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 9

07-16-2018, 12:44 AM	#2
NoleFan4Ever MOD of all BS! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 17,477	Re: Steering wheel sideways Jack the front end up and center the wheels. Then turn all the way right and then all the way left, counting the rotations both ways. If it is only slightly off, you can probably adjust it out. If it is way off, it will require a lot more work to correct it. (And while it is up, check the retaining bolt on the shaft knuckle and make sure it is not loose.)

07-16-2018, 01:32 PM	#3
_ogre Golf Cart? oops 😉 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Motown Posts: 583	Re: Steering wheel sideways read the sticky http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...alignment.html

07-16-2018, 02:54 PM	#4
brett92 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2018 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 57	Re: Steering wheel sideways Sorry to threadjack, but the steering wheel can't just be removed and moved over a few splines? Mine has the same issue but it tracks straight. I thought about removing it and just moving it over. I'll leave it if I have to realign it.

07-16-2018, 04:24 PM	#6
NoleFan4Ever MOD of all BS! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 17,477	Re: Steering wheel sideways Pulling the steering wheel off and moving it will not correct the gear box turning ratio. If it is off, as described by the OP in his post, there is only one way to correct that....

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07-16-2018, 09:10 PM	#7
E36Racer Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,061	Re: Steering wheel sideways Is this something that just happened all of a sudden, or has it been a gradual change? Reason I ask is that tie rods don’t just mysteriously get out of adjustment. Therefore, if it has been a gradual change there is a good chance your bushings, king pins or tie rods have worn out causing the alignment to become out of whack slowly over time. If it was a sudden change, would indicate something either became bent from an impact of some sort, or a worn bushing was spit out. Or possibly even the rack jumped a tooth or two. But I would think that’s fairly unlikely. Either way, I’d start by inspecting all of the front suspension for worn parts before touching the alignment.

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