MrJCole13

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No I just slid it off and slid it back on. Should I just raise the car back up, undo the bolts, straighten the wheels and then the steering wheel and then tighten again?

Do you know the torque specs on these bolts? I had a nightmare that i didnt tighten enough and I crashed!

GoFightNguyen

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The knuckle should look like a universal joint in a socket set. It has one bolt that tightens the ring on the lower section right where it connects to the steering rack. You should have marked your alignment before you messed with it.

You should definitely try to get it realigned. It should not be able to slip out easily at all. It is very important for that connection to be tight, you can lose control if it comes loose while you're driving.

MrJCole13

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I get that part. that is where I loosened it so the rod coming from the top would slip out to get it out of my way. I then inserted the rod back into the knuckle and tighted all bolts. I think this is why my steering wheel is crooked.

GoFightNguyen

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That is correct, just turn it to straighten your wheels, loosen, tighten, and try to see if it's straight then.

I thought you were saying you didn't have to unbolt anything. It should definitely not be able to slide out of the steering rack without unbolting something.

MrJCole13

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Oh jeez! that would really suck wouldnt it! I am going to straighten and tighten today. Would you recommend an allignment now for the issue? I am driving to Charlotte from Nashville on friday to get my car Tuned and want to make sure I wont fly off the Road

By the way, you are a great help GoFightNguyen

GoFightNguyen

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Your wheels are aligned relative to each other, since you haven't messed with the steering rack, and I dunno if they'd even mess with your steering knuckle anyways.

If you get stumped, it might not be a bad idea to take it to a wheel and tire shop and have them take a look at it. However, as long as you get your steering wheel straight relative to your wheels, you're probably fine.

Either way, an alignment won't hurt anything other than your wallet, make sure you mention what happened and they can make sure you're all straightened out.

daonlyillwiz

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I was actually able to get a stripped/rounded ARP head stud 12pt nut out with this on my 95 eagle talon tsiAWD....they are AMAZING!

MrJCole13

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Well I dropped it off at a local recommended muffler shop and its 145.00 to finish the job. 1 darn bolt! Aww well.. at least they will be on for when I get my car UpRev Tuned this weekend.

GoFightNguyen

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Glad you got it taken care of, sorry you had to pay for it. I wonder why it stripped, were you using imperial sockets, or perhaps 12 point sockets?

MrJCole13

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I was using a 12 pt to start so that might of been the issue. the socket actually stripped! so I went and got a 6 point.

GoFightNguyen

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That'll do it. At least you're all fixed up now.

Black Betty

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12 point sockets should burn in hell. As a general rule, if you are using anything bigger than A 1/4" drive ratchet, I'd recommend 6 point. But I guess you know that now...

I've got some 3/8" drive 12 point sockets that came in a set. I don't use them unless it's something small that requires very little torque. Stripping bolts sucks.

MrJCole13

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Yea I ordered all new 6 Pt 1/2" sockets.

MrJCole13

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Just picked it up and so far it sounds aweseome. I didnt roll the windows down since its 9 degrees out but I am very happy so far! Thanks for all the help guys

Black Betty

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Congrats, glad you got it fixed and you're happy with it.