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krvnked

krvnked

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stupid Question about alignment and front sway bar end links

So I did a dumb thing when I was doing an at home brake job. I had the bright idea of removing a sway bar end link in order to get access to the front caliper bolt when I had my car jacked up, realized a little too late I could just turn the wheel to access it but that is besides the point

anyway as I started to untorque this bolt circled in green (this is not my photo it's just one I found on google showing the bolt I touched) and when I realized how much weight it seemed to hold I figured I was about to do something really dumb so I tightened it back up with my torque wrench and all seemed to be fine but now my steering wheel seems to show a slight favoritism to right side

I needed an alignment anyway as I was due for one

is this something I should tell the people at the shop that I did or will they adjust these bolts on their own when doing an alignment to asses my steering wheel situation? do they touch these parts when doing a proper alignment?

obviously it seems that my issue was caused when I re tightened this bolt while the car was jacked up on the passenger front side of the car but I dont know how else I could access this bolt without the wheel removed or it up on a lift which I do not have or access to so I guess I f***ked myself a little here? car drives fine just the steering wheel a little off
 

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ChristopherNeil

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krvnked said:
stupid Question about alignment and front sway bar end links

So I did a dumb thing when I was doing an at home brake job. I had the bright idea of removing a sway bar end link in order to get access to the front caliper bolt when I had my car jacked up, realized a little too late I could just turn the wheel to access it but that is besides the point

anyway as I started to untorque this bolt circled in green (this is not my photo it's just one I found on google showing the bolt I touched) and when I realized how much weight it seemed to hold I figured I was about to do something really dumb so I tightened it back up with my torque wrench and all seemed to be fine but now my steering wheel seems to show a slight favoritism to right side

I needed an alignment anyway as I was due for one

is this something I should tell the people at the shop that I did or will they adjust these bolts on their own when doing an alignment to asses my steering wheel situation? do they touch these parts when doing a proper alignment?

obviously it seems that my issue was caused when I re tightened this bolt while the car was jacked up on the passenger front side of the car but I dont know how else I could access this bolt without the wheel removed or it up on a lift which I do not have or access to so I guess I f***ked myself a little here? car drives fine just the steering wheel a little off
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I would jack both front wheels off so there's no (or equal) preload on it, then check both sides. From there, get it aligned.
 
MonkeyMD

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MonkeyMD

MonkeyMD

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EpicTech said:
Simos Tools app on Google Play
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Wait, you can use the simos app with an mx obd pro?

I imagine you can only read, not write still
 
Acadia18

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