47-55.1 *Steering Wheel Centering*

[Jesse Z]

Originally Posted by joedoh

because the hole for the horn stub passes through the wheel in an exact spot, and the cancelling cam for the turn signals is clocked from there too. if you turn the wheel and reinstall the stub will be smashed against the bottom of it.

Just another reason why those ugly S10 steering wheels should never be installed in an AD truck ;-)

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by Jesse Z

Just another reason why those ugly S10 steering wheels should never be installed in an AD truck ;-)

the horn stub passing through the original steering wheel has been a thing since the splined steering hub came into use, in 1947 in fact.



it started at 12 o clock, in the 60s it moved to 1:30, and on modern trucks its been at about 10:30. I couldnt put a 60s impala wheel on a late model column without drilling a new hole for it. still worth it to have the horn work.


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[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by Jesse Z

Just another reason why those ugly S10 steering wheels should never be installed in an AD truck ;-)

On that column it is going to be the same thing with any other wheel you install be it oem style or aftermarket. The adjustment has to be made in the steering linkage. That's a simple adjustment and any alignment mechanic worth their salt can look at how far the wheels is off and know how many turns they need to make.

[Zippi]

Thanks for the tip on clocking the steering wheel during alignment guys.

[Zippi]

Picked up my truck tonight that went in for upper ball joints and a front end alignment turned into also replacing the inner and outer tie rods. They could not free up the adjustment sleeve to do the alignment. Probable for the best. I took the advisor from this thread and made sure and told them to center the steering wheel during the alignment and they did. Thanks for the advise.