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Postby kitkat » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:49 pm

pull the steering wheel off and move it a touch to the right.
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:58 pm

can it even be taken off? the NC would have an airbag in there
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Postby Craig » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:06 am

The steering wheel is fine, exactly where Mazda Japan fitted it. Take it back and get them to do it properly! :roll:
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Postby kitkat » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:18 am

SuperMazdaKart wrote:can it even be taken off? the NC would have an airbag in there

hmm yeah i didnt realise it was an NC, wouldnt do that then (i thought it was an older model :oops: silly me)
Oh and i dont think the airbag would matter... i have a MOMO with airbag on our NA (it came with the car), the airbag section pops out with 2 bolts.
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Postby JBT » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:48 am

What Craig said and then take it to someone who can actually do a wheel alignment properly.
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Postby Garry » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:19 am

What Craig and JBT said. A good aligner will set the steering wheel in the correct position then adjust the toe to suit.
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Postby bruce » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:59 am

[quote="ncmx5"] they said that its done to compensate for the general slope to the left on the roads.
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what a load of crap. If that was true the steering wheel would be pointed to the right, else you would be heading for the pavement.
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Postby Bevan » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:16 pm

A) Get a refund
B) Take it to someone who knows what they're doing
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Postby Andrew » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:34 pm

Bevan wrote:A) Get a refund
B) Take it to someone who knows what they're doing


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Postby Okibi » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:13 pm

What Craig, JBT and Gary said.

When they did the alignment they must have had the wheel on an angle, take it back and get them to fix it. This happens all the time they should just fix it.

I'd never take my car to a generic tyre fitter to do the alignment.
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.
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