[HWYSTR455]

Did you take the box out and move it over with the rag joint installed? And the wheel is exactly 90 degrees out?

The end of the steering shaft has a 4-way collar on it, 2 of the slots are for the shouldered bolts, the other 2 are for the studs. That's the only place it can go a full 90 degrees out, during assembly of the shaft to the rag joint.

I seriously doubt the tie rods have enough adjustment to get the wheel a full 90 degrees out. One end would have a ton of threads showing, and the opposite side would have the other rod showing the same difference of exposed threads.

Maybe I'm missing something, but you can see how I'm thinking.

Did the new car have a box on it when you got it? was it hooked up? Was the steering wheel 90 out then?

EDIT: Can you snap a pic of the shaft where the joint meets it?

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