1st Gen Sport Steering Wheel Removal ?

[OG Arrow]

The 1st gen trucks only have 1 adjustable tie rod, so the only way to center the wheel is to pull it off the column and put it back on straight. he wants the wheel straight so he can get the toe set right.

Yes, I understand what he wants to do ,,,

I think the wheel gets set after the alignment is done with the machines since it has nothing to do with any of the adjustments that will need to be done.

But my thinking has always been along these lines ,,, That's what I was getting at with the alignment guy (and my post comment)
That I didn't see the need Before hand, as the numbers and adjustments have nothing to do with the wheel.
Just make everything right and straight, lock it down, and I'll fix the wheel when I get it back.

That's all I was thinking / implying ,,,

As my thinking was, what if I take it off, center it back, have it aligned, and when I get it back, it's not straight,
and now I have to take it off again to true it up.
That's why I was just going to do it after.

[85Ram50]

As my thinking was, what if I take it off, center it back, have it aligned, and when I get it back, it's not straight,
and now I have to take it off again to true it up.
That's why I was just going to do it after.

This is what happened to me. No big I had the cover off and nut hand tight anyway. It's nice to have it track straight when I let go the wheel.

Pennyman1, I finally looked through the gallery of Geronimo. It made me feel like emptying a can of gas in mine and tossing in a match.
Very nice work. If I didn't need to use it I might do a complete rebuild of the whole thing too.