'62 steering wheel alignment

[William F.]

With wheels pointed straight ahead, the part of the steering wheel and hub emblem that should be at 12 o'clock point about 90* toward passenger door . Horn button will only install in this position Chisel mark on steering shaft aligns with mark on hub( on the part with 3 screws under horn button to be exact) but are at about 4 o'clock position when facing wheel. Tie rods look to be about equally adjusted, part in center of car where tie rods start is pointed in line with car front to back. Turning wheel does cancel turn signals properly. At one time before I bought car, previous owner had installed one of those smaller diameter steering wheels but put original back on for me. What gives?
Thanks

[Bruce B.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

With the front wheels pointing forward put the wheel on in the proper position.
and tighten the nut.

[William F.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

If I knew the answer, I wouldn't be asking. But with due respect, as Smokey Yunick would say "it ain't that simple", is it? Like I said, alignment marks on shaft/steering wheel line up even though whole thing is 90* off..

[Bruce B.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

Have you given it a try?
Sounds like the hub is mounted to the steering wheel incorrectly which will get the wheel out of phase.

[Richard M.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

When the guy put the original wheel back on the hub, he likely rotated the 6 holes off the correct orientation when he installed the flat-faced simulated rivet screws. With one wheel spoke down, the 2 cancelling pins on the hub should be at the 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock positions, and the horn contact at about 1 o'clock(last pic)........Rich

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[Bruce B.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

Rich,
When I was selling C1 steering wheels I had numerous customers call and say the wheel did not line up properly.
The culprit was always that the buyer mounted the hub to the wheel incorrectly.
Thanks for explaining how to mount it.
Bruce B

[Bill M.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

Chisel mark on steering shaft aligns with mark on hub( on the part with 3 screws under horn button to be exact) but are at about 4 o'clock position when facing wheel.

The chisel mark on the steering shaft should be at 12. If the tie rods are equal length, you can adjust the drag link to get the steering shaft at 12.

[William F.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

But if it's the original wheel/hub, isn't the wheel actually attached to the hub with rivets, not "simulated" rivets? How about just adjusting the drag link? Will there be enough adjustment to turn wheel back 90* to correct position?

[Richard M.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

But if it's the original wheel/hub, isn't the wheel actually attached to the hub with rivets, not "simulated" rivets? How about just adjusting the drag link? Will there be enough adjustment to turn wheel back 90* to correct position?

Okay, two possibilities..........He could have gotten the wheel with the hub,




or the wheel without the hub.


It's sold both ways. If he got it without the hub, he had to transfer it to the 15" wheel.

So...........What is on your original wheel, original rivets, or screw rivets? Where are the cancelling pins? Like my picture above?
That'd certainly help try to figure out the issue?

Rich

[William F.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

Heads on the 6 pieces that attach wheel to hub are flat-wouldn't this be rivets? Remember, the marks on the shaft and hub are lined up but point 90* to the right with wheels straight ahead. Also turn signals cancel correctly. Wouldn't this point to drag link adjustment as Bill M suggested?

[Larry C.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

Fairly sure all steering wheel alignment and linkage adjustments are all explained in the Corvette Servicing Guide ST-12.

Larry

[Richard M.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

But if it's the original wheel/hub, isn't the wheel actually attached to the hub with rivets, not "simulated" rivets? How about just adjusting the drag link? Will there be enough adjustment to turn wheel back 90* to correct position?

The rivet screws are flat heads with no slots. so unless you find out if the hub is right we won't know. You can easily find out a few ways........

With the horn button off, and index marks straight up, is the brass horn contact bushing at 1 o'clock? If it is then the hub is properly mounted to the wheel spokes.

or,
Put your index marks up. Turn on the directional and see if it cancels. Do this in both directions, or loosen the screw clamping the directional housing and move it back to see if nuts are there and the location of the canceling pins.

Until you verify the wheel is correct, no sense adjusting the link..........maybe twice after you fix the wheel, if it is the wheel..

If the wheel is right, then yes drag link is the issue, but I'm not convinced the wheel is right.

Rich

[Richard M.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

But if it's the original wheel/hub, isn't the wheel actually attached to the hub with rivets, not "simulated" rivets? How about just adjusting the drag link? Will there be enough adjustment to turn wheel back 90* to correct position?

Fairly sure all steering wheel alignment and linkage adjustments are all explained in the Corvette Servicing Guide ST-12.

Larry

Larry, it is, but it never showed how to remove the hub from the wheel and possibly get the orientation wrong. That's what I'm trying to determine. I've replaced hubs on many wheels. It's never mentioned in the CSG.

Rich

[Bill M.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

If the wheel is right, then yes drag link is the issue, but I'm not convinced the wheel is right.

Rich

Agree. If the turn signals cancel, the horn button should be straight up, they are both tied to the wheel hub. Cancelling pins relocated?

The steering shaft MUST be at 12 to get the gear on-center. That should come first.

[John H.]

Re: '62 steering wheel alignment

Heads on the 6 pieces that attach wheel to hub are flat-wouldn't this be rivets? Remember, the marks on the shaft and hub are lined up but point 90* to the right with wheels straight ahead. Also turn signals cancel correctly. Wouldn't this point to drag link adjustment as Bill M suggested?

Bill -

See pages 9-3 and 9-4 in your ST-12, "Steering Wheel Alignment And High Point Centering", and use that procedure to center the system. At the top end, the chisel mark on the steering shaft must be at 12 o'clock, aligned with the matching chisel mark on the steering wheel hub, the wheel-to-hub mount is verified by ensuring that the two cancelling pins are at 8 and 10 o'clock and the horn contact bushing is at 1 o'clock. Final touch-up adjustments are made at the tie rod sleeves when setting toe-in, while holding the rest of the system centered.

I think this is essentially what Rich said earlier. Your system currently is NOT centered.