Hey Thanks to all you guys. The skepicism about wheel aligners really helped. I got the truck home after it was aligned, after I complained about the steering wheel not centered, after I drove it and said it wanted to dive into the ditch, after I watched them adjust the tierods in the parking lot, after I knew the kid doing it was a trainee.

I parked the truck, never looked at the wheels, and went looking for a idler in a wrecking yard, found, installed. When I put the wheels back on I noticed a strange angle on the second wheel. Sure enough inch and a half difference on the tow out. I took the truck back to the shop this morning. The main guy did the work, he got it right. I left, came back and said why can't I have a straight steering wheel? He said we can do that right too. They did. I drove the truck up 75mph. I was 100% better. It still felt a little loose so I followed the treads on this site and found the guy on plantisuzoo that explains how to do the steering adjustment. Now it feels showroom fresh. Thanks guys. Stan PS Next is a strange sound around the engine. We think it is the distrubutor, maybe the cam, hope not. Will be a new tread. Stay tuned I will need help.


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