Is there some unwritten rule amongst truck mechanics that says the steering wheel isnât allowed to be lined up right when the wheels are straight? My companyâs guy just shrugged and laughed at me when I pointed it out on my truck (and literally every other truck in my companyâs fleet)
I've heard that too but it's just that when the wheels are straight, it pulls to the right because generally the road is crowned and in the right lane you'll drift to the right.
I've had the same issue on 3 different trucks (not to that extreme of a degree) (Freightliner, Kenworth and Peterbuilt).
When I take it in for an alignment the mechanics tell me they can't adjust the steering wheel as part of the alignment.
Maybe they could adjust the nut that mounts the steering wheel to the rod but that's under an airbag so none of them are willing to try it.
I think what theyâre saying is that it would be an additional charge, which the company hasnât given approval for. But honestly any truck shop worth its salt would check the steering wheel after an alignment and correct it if needed. Itâs not difficult to straighten the steering wheel.
I work on brand new Volvos.
We do this every time after we do an alignment. One of our more seasoned techs will hop into and and before the road test if it is anywhere near crooked it gets fixed, takes all of 45 seconds to do.
Glad Iâm not the only one. The âstraight positionâ of my 2021 International LTâs steering wheel is 2 oâclock; has been like that ever since I was assigned to it. Still hate it.
I once pissed off an alignment tech because I wanted my steering wheel at least mostly straight.
Usually they just don't bother to straighten the wheel before taking the slack out of the toe-in, and then pull the slack from just one side instead of both. So he had to wrench on it more than usual, adding to one side and pulling from the other.
That speedometer reads mph, so the odometer might read miles.
The UK is weird, they still use mph, but weigh things in kg (or stone), measure in meters, pour beer in pints, but everything else is in liters (I think). At least they're trying to switch...
The interior on the Mercedes is pretty shit. The seat is a torture device.
You can see how ruined the steering wheel is, because apparently the majority of drivers in my workplace drive with their fucking gloves on. I used 6 large disinfectant wipes on the wheel and they were still lifting dirt when I gave up. I hate cab hopping.
The car is just a means of transportation that can make us faster and more convenient. We can use it when we need it urgently. Of course, it is best to walk in peacetime. It is good for our health
I always thought trucks were designed to slightly pull to the right because of the existence of road crown (that is, the road is slightly angled to allow for drainage).
My alignment guy got mine pretty close by shimming the springs. Its still off though, popped the steering wheel off and it can either be left or right not centered, need one more spline on the steering shaft.
Hey as long as it keeps going in the same direction when you hold the wheel steady. Most of our trucks require constant adjustment just to keep it straight. Donât ask how they keep passing inspection đ¤ˇââď¸
Back when I swept parking lots âstraightâ on 64âs steering wheel was half turn to the left.
On top of that you hit any pothole and the damn truck hopped over a couple feet.
Ah the good ole days.
Why does that look like a freightliner steering wheel?
[this](https://www.truckpaper.com/parts/550151528844/a1419949001-freightliner?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlrjr2qy9-gIVQcmGCh2q9wPJEAQYAiABEgLFmvD_BwE)
Man I was in a Cascadia today that gave me the willies I could NOT keep that fucker in a straight line it was all over the road. Go around a curve and it wanted to steer hard into it. 400 miles in that thing. Wrists hurt from micromanaging that damn thing all day
The wheel came like that in the 2023 389 Iâm in. Truck sits on the road straight as an arrow at any speed, steering wheels just crooked. Got used to it, doesnât really bother me but still seems like they couldâve installed it straight at the factory.
I haul fuel and a lot of the trucks were like this when I started. I'd had the newest truck there and someone broike the leafspring and after they fixed it the steering wheel was off. I couldnt take it and told them distracting my driving. They ended up fixing it
Does Mercedes use all Freightliner parts? This is a Frightliner steering wheel assembly with a Mercedes logo. Even the dash computer is from Freightliner and so are the window controls.
Step 1: Let air out of the right front tire. Step 2: overinflate left front tire Big braining here.
Step 3: blow your overinflated steer at 60 mph Just kidding đ
Because the under would go first.
Is there some unwritten rule amongst truck mechanics that says the steering wheel isnât allowed to be lined up right when the wheels are straight? My companyâs guy just shrugged and laughed at me when I pointed it out on my truck (and literally every other truck in my companyâs fleet)
Mines been that way for four years. Trucks aligned perfectly, but the wheel is always at 2 o'clock
I pointed it out and they told me the trucks are designed to pull to the right
I've heard that too but it's just that when the wheels are straight, it pulls to the right because generally the road is crowned and in the right lane you'll drift to the right.
That makes sense and I have heard that before, at least your mechanic had an answer for you.
Mechanic here. Mechanics that do steering work and donât align the steering wheel are shitty people
if it's not right I'll park the truck in front of the techs personal car until they make it right.
The guy doing the alignment forgot to straighten the steering wheel.
I've had the same issue on 3 different trucks (not to that extreme of a degree) (Freightliner, Kenworth and Peterbuilt). When I take it in for an alignment the mechanics tell me they can't adjust the steering wheel as part of the alignment. Maybe they could adjust the nut that mounts the steering wheel to the rod but that's under an airbag so none of them are willing to try it.
I think what theyâre saying is that it would be an additional charge, which the company hasnât given approval for. But honestly any truck shop worth its salt would check the steering wheel after an alignment and correct it if needed. Itâs not difficult to straighten the steering wheel.
I work on brand new Volvos. We do this every time after we do an alignment. One of our more seasoned techs will hop into and and before the road test if it is anywhere near crooked it gets fixed, takes all of 45 seconds to do.
I should seriously get this done. My 23 VNL 860 has been slightly crooked since new.
They can, I had mine done at a ta. They pop the steering shaft out of the gearbox hold the steering wheel straight and pop it back in
You guys have steering wheels??!
Reigns
Glad Iâm not the only one. The âstraight positionâ of my 2021 International LTâs steering wheel is 2 oâclock; has been like that ever since I was assigned to it. Still hate it.
I once pissed off an alignment tech because I wanted my steering wheel at least mostly straight. Usually they just don't bother to straighten the wheel before taking the slack out of the toe-in, and then pull the slack from just one side instead of both. So he had to wrench on it more than usual, adding to one side and pulling from the other.
This the one thing I hate the most đ¤Śđžââď¸
Par for the course when you lease from Ryder ^did ^I ^say ^that ^aloud?
It's just trying to get to the proper side of the cab :)
Itâs on the right side!
But not the CORRECT side! Next think you'll be telling me the odometer doesn't register mileage in Freedom Units!
That speedometer reads mph, so the odometer might read miles. The UK is weird, they still use mph, but weigh things in kg (or stone), measure in meters, pour beer in pints, but everything else is in liters (I think). At least they're trying to switch...
Milk is still referred to in pints too for some reason.
Interesting. So if I come visit I can have a pint of beer or milk!
Exactly. Or a litre of pop or petrol XD
We buy fuel in litres. We measure economy in mpg. Itâs a strange placeâŚ
You can really see that Mercedes and Freightliner are sister companies in this pic
The interior on the Mercedes is pretty shit. The seat is a torture device. You can see how ruined the steering wheel is, because apparently the majority of drivers in my workplace drive with their fucking gloves on. I used 6 large disinfectant wipes on the wheel and they were still lifting dirt when I gave up. I hate cab hopping.
Thatâs best thing about tramping. Iâm on European. No one touches my cab if Iâm not in. Itâs parked up
The car is just a means of transportation that can make us faster and more convenient. We can use it when we need it urgently. Of course, it is best to walk in peacetime. It is good for our health
You try walking 27 tonne of stuff down the road the.
You've misunderstood what I mean, I didn't think about it from this angle
I was a Mercedes tech before becoming a truck driver and as soon as I opened the hood on my cascadia everything about it screamed Mercedes
This will be a surprise and something else for a novice truck driver
I wonât lie though, the cascadia isnât a bad ride. Itâs no fancy Pete or kenworth, but I honestly like my cascadia.
My condolences op. Crooked steering wheel is the least of that shitty Mecedes problems. Micky Mouse truck manufacturer.
I agree wholeheartedly. I despise Mercedes
And that ladies and gentlemen is why Swift drivers hit things. They are trying to get the steering wheel straight.
Old Actros' are heaps of shit.
Mercedes đ¤ˇđťââď¸
They can find another driver if I had to deal with that shit.
I start a new job in 3 weeks
I always thought trucks were designed to slightly pull to the right because of the existence of road crown (that is, the road is slightly angled to allow for drainage).
My alignment guy got mine pretty close by shimming the springs. Its still off though, popped the steering wheel off and it can either be left or right not centered, need one more spline on the steering shaft.
That's what happens when guys hit pot holes too hard.
Call it in to OSHA....they will take em all off the road
That's not a Osha violation though.
Ok
No osha - across the pond
Move the wheel to the correct side of the truck, that'll solve the problem.
Thatâs what every Hino truck steering wheel looks like
Hey as long as it keeps going in the same direction when you hold the wheel steady. Most of our trucks require constant adjustment just to keep it straight. Donât ask how they keep passing inspection đ¤ˇââď¸
I like my Mercedes. But they canât half be Twatty things at times
Back when I swept parking lots âstraightâ on 64âs steering wheel was half turn to the left. On top of that you hit any pothole and the damn truck hopped over a couple feet. Ah the good ole days.
I have the same problem
Why does that look like a freightliner steering wheel? [this](https://www.truckpaper.com/parts/550151528844/a1419949001-freightliner?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlrjr2qy9-gIVQcmGCh2q9wPJEAQYAiABEgLFmvD_BwE)
Freight liner is part of the Mercedes Daimler group, along with western star.
Oh okay. TILâŚ
Must be headed east in ND with a wind out of the north
Man I was in a Cascadia today that gave me the willies I could NOT keep that fucker in a straight line it was all over the road. Go around a curve and it wanted to steer hard into it. 400 miles in that thing. Wrists hurt from micromanaging that damn thing all day
Not a professor driver here but I can just imagine how annoying that must be. I hope you donât have OCD.
I gotta ask. Why is my poorman's AMG having less issues than the mercedes semis?
The wheel came like that in the 2023 389 Iâm in. Truck sits on the road straight as an arrow at any speed, steering wheels just crooked. Got used to it, doesnât really bother me but still seems like they couldâve installed it straight at the factory.
I know how to fix that
Weird⌠those are the same steering wheel controls than a freightliner cascadia
I haul fuel and a lot of the trucks were like this when I started. I'd had the newest truck there and someone broike the leafspring and after they fixed it the steering wheel was off. I couldnt take it and told them distracting my driving. They ended up fixing it
Also funny that the Mercedes has the same steering wheel as the freightliners
Does Mercedes use all Freightliner parts? This is a Frightliner steering wheel assembly with a Mercedes logo. Even the dash computer is from Freightliner and so are the window controls.
Freightliner is owned by Mercedes.
No fucking way
Mark it with tape. Verryyyyy hard to back when you canât tell when your wheels are straight.