Steering wheel adjustment after alignment

[MrPaco]

Thank you all, this is great information. I'm grateful for all the useful and practical advice for this specific application, but also for the education in general. I'm learning a lot about the workings of these trucks, and automotive engineering in general I guess, and I'm really enjoying it. I know you guys must be rolling your eyes at how basic my questions/issues are, but hey, we all have to start somewhere, right? Thank you for humoring me and not making me feel like a dumbass.

I guess the Mavis guy is right in some ways (it's an old machine that needs some work), and what I'm hearing from you guys is helping me understand that. But at the same time, I feel that maybe he doesn't know exactly what to do to make this right, but he's not being upfront about that. That's ok, I'm moving on (I might still try to get a refund, but that's beside the point...)

Anyway, I'll do some reading and familiarize myself with this area of the machine, and then take it to specialized shop and have them work on what needs attention.

In the meantime, is it ok to true the steering wheel and apply some white grease in between the parts to get rid of the squeaky noises when I turn it?

[FMS88]

In the meantime, is it ok to true the steering wheel and apply some white grease in between the parts to get rid of the squeaky noises when I turn it?

I wouldn't worry about the steering wheel right now. As Giovanni89 described, getting the camber and caster set will require another toe-in adjustment which can affect the steering wheel. Besides, a good alignment shop will include truing the steering wheel as part of their work. Mention the squeak to them and they may include it or advise you how you can fix it yourself.

[MrPaco]

I wouldn't worry about the steering wheel right now. As Giovanni89 described, getting the camber and caster set will require another toe-in adjustment which can affect the steering wheel. Besides, a good alignment shop will include truing the steering wheel as part of their work. Mention the squeak to them and they may include it or advise you how you can fix it yourself.

Ok, 10-4 on that. I'll get the whole front end thing straightened out first (pun intended).

So here's another dumb question. I've only been living in the area for about a year, so I'm still learning my way around, and I don't know a lot of good places. I've looking around for a good alignment shop near me, but most of what comes up on a search is the usual chains, probably because of their donations to the google foundation... Anyway, this place seems like it might be something like what you're suggesting, looks like a small shop and the name has 'frame & axle' right in it, so I'm thinking this might be a shop that specializes on this stuff. Just form the looks of it, would you say that this is the kind of place I should be looking at? (I know you can't really tell from a website, but does it look like it MIGHT be legit?)
https://www.derhamframe.com/