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Mizzou-RS · 02-10-2010, 03:41 PM

Could it be that the steering wheel is straight and the rest of the car is crooked?

Just a thought.

Number 3 · 02-10-2010, 08:13 PM

1st, my new Sky is just slightly off, and it bugs me. So I understand.

2nd, there are manufacturing tolerances in building anything, including your Camaro. That means there is variation. It would be nearly impossible to get every car with the wheel PERFECTLY centered. Which brings up the point of your photos, how do we know your wheels are perfectly straight? If you didn't use lasers on the wheels you wouldn't know.

So what they are telling you is that the wheel is "off center" within normal manufacturing tolerances and not covered under warranty. I don't know what that is, but probably + or - a few degrees. You could ask your service department how far off it would have to be in order to be covered.

From what you are showing and describing, a simple alignment should fix it. They will align the steering wheel straight ahead and then adjust the alignment of the wheels to match. As this isn't a Camber or Caster adjustment it is really quite easy.

And lastly, if you feel this is really out of alignment, PM me and I will give a phone number and we can try to get you some help to resolve this. No guarantees, but there is a process.

Chip · 02-11-2010, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Number 3

From what you are showing and describing, a simple alignment should fix it. They will align the steering wheel straight ahead and then adjust the alignment of the wheels to match. As this isn't a Camber or Caster adjustment it is really quite easy.

from what i saw and read i think he's actually talking about the angle the wheel is mounted not that there is a allignment issue.

the steering wheel points to the center of the car on the new Camaro, i for one really like it that way, may be misguided but i seem to have a better feeling for the oversteer this way.

Dynabyte · 02-11-2010, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chip

from what i saw and read i think he's actually talking about the angle the wheel is mounted not that there is a allignment issue.

the steering wheel points to the center of the car on the new Camaro, i for one really like it that way, may be misguided but i seem to have a better feeling for the oversteer this way.

This is correct - it's not the typical alignment issue that can be adjusted with standard methods. As I previously stated, when looking from the top of the car, an imaginary line drawn through the center of the steering column is not parallel with the centerline of the vehicle itself. I have no issues with the alignment of the four wheels or the left/right position of the steering wheel (the top of the steering wheel is centered at 12 o'clock when traveling straight).

Number 3 · 02-12-2010, 09:15 AM

Boy talk about missing the point

sorry about that.

I just checked an SS here in the office and yes the steering column does point slightly in board. Generally this is due to the steering gear attacment being slightly inboard relative to the column. It is very difficult to move the gear and get this perfectly straight.

So this is by design and can't be corrected.........unless you tear up the and either move the seat inboard or the steering gear outboard.

I will say I am generally sensitive to this but never noticed on the Camaro until just now.

Chip · 02-13-2010, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Number 3

I will say I am generally sensitive to this but never noticed on the Camaro until just now.

don't beat yourself up over it, i wouldn't have noticed it if the GM trainer didn't point it out.

in everyday driving you may not appreciated it, but when i was slamming 2ss through some cones i really did appreciate it.

Dmactampa · 04-18-2010, 09:21 PM

I have the same problem with my 2LT/RS. Did anyone ever find a fix for this?

joeaux · 04-19-2010, 12:45 AM

They're all that way. My wife's V6 and my V8 are like that. I noticed it when I first got mine. My wife had hers for a while before me. She never noticed it. When I told her about it, well, it drove her nuts till she forgot about it. Normal it is. Yes. There is no "fix".
-joe-

Dmactampa · 04-19-2010, 11:25 AM

Thanks for the response. It bothers the hell out of me so I hope I get used to it as well. Now if I can figure out what this noise coming from under the center console is I think I will finally be happy with mine.

joeaux · 04-20-2010, 06:37 PM

Heh. Does it sound kinda like Rice Krispies or flow noise of some sort. A bubbling sound? If it does do a search for "rice krispies". No, I'm not kidding. :P
-joe-

02-10-2010, 08:13 PM	#44
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,170 View My Garage	1st, my new Sky is just slightly off, and it bugs me. So I understand. 2nd, there are manufacturing tolerances in building anything, including your Camaro. That means there is variation. It would be nearly impossible to get every car with the wheel PERFECTLY centered. Which brings up the point of your photos, how do we know your wheels are perfectly straight? If you didn't use lasers on the wheels you wouldn't know. So what they are telling you is that the wheel is "off center" within normal manufacturing tolerances and not covered under warranty. I don't know what that is, but probably + or - a few degrees. You could ask your service department how far off it would have to be in order to be covered. From what you are showing and describing, a simple alignment should fix it. They will align the steering wheel straight ahead and then adjust the alignment of the wheels to match. As this isn't a Camber or Caster adjustment it is really quite easy. And lastly, if you feel this is really out of alignment, PM me and I will give a phone number and we can try to get you some help to resolve this. No guarantees, but there is a process. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

02-12-2010, 09:15 AM	#47
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,170 View My Garage	Boy talk about missing the point sorry about that. I just checked an SS here in the office and yes the steering column does point slightly in board. Generally this is due to the steering gear attacment being slightly inboard relative to the column. It is very difficult to move the gear and get this perfectly straight. So this is by design and can't be corrected.........unless you tear up the and either move the seat inboard or the steering gear outboard. I will say I am generally sensitive to this but never noticed on the Camaro until just now. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

04-19-2010, 12:45 AM	#50
joeaux Kicker! Drives: 2010 2SS/RS & 2LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 64	They're all that way. My wife's V6 and my V8 are like that. I noticed it when I first got mine. My wife had hers for a while before me. She never noticed it. When I told her about it, well, it drove her nuts till she forgot about it. Normal it is. Yes. There is no "fix". -joe- __________________

04-20-2010, 06:37 PM	#52
joeaux Kicker! Drives: 2010 2SS/RS & 2LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 64	Heh. Does it sound kinda like Rice Krispies or flow noise of some sort. A bubbling sound? If it does do a search for "rice krispies". No, I'm not kidding. :P -joe- __________________

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04-19-2010, 11:25 AM	#51
Dmactampa Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS Black on Black Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 105	Thanks for the response. It bothers the hell out of me so I hope I get used to it as well. Now if I can figure out what this noise coming from under the center console is I think I will finally be happy with mine.