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steering wheel tilted to the right, and pulling to the right after an alignment.

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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 02:54 PM
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Angry steering wheel tilted to the right, and pulling to the right after an alignment.

Hi there! We were offroading the other day and happened to hit a big rock with the rim on the ddrivers side. It left quite the pock mark on the rim. It started pulling to the right and the steering wheel is cocked to the right a bit. We brought it in for an alignment and that didn't fix the problem. Anyone have any ideas as to what it could be? Thanks in advance :-)
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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As for the cocked steering wheel, the shop likely did not center it before starting the alignment or it moved during the process. As for the pulling, go back and talk to the shop.
Is the tire pressure equal on both sides? Is the ding in the rim causing a slow leak?
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 03:11 PM
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bad alignment

The ding is not causing any air to leak, and the tire pressure is just fine. Could it be anything other than a bad alignment? My cousin is my mechanic and he's always done a great job. We week go see him again Monday, but it was a hard hit. Could it have thrown something else off?
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 03:15 PM
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Good on the pressures.
Yes, it could be the alignment is not dialed in as tight as it could be. Or, maybe there is a bent suspension component someplace that the alignment compensated for and is now causing the pulling.

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