Lean and Steering off center after being up on a jack stand overnight

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m3fan

m3fan

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Changed front calipers, rotors, pads. Upgraded rotors to slotted/drilled and pads to TRD pads. Good news: brakes are AWESOME. A dream. Bad news: truck seems to have a lean and the steering wheel is now off center even though the car tracks straight.

I did have the car up on one jackstand overnight because I had to order parts. Why? Whoever changed the brakes before me (PO's ownership) threw the wrong caliper bolt thread pitch into one of the calipers so it was totally stripped out, which meant I had to order new calipers, which meant the car sat with one wheel up overnight, the other three wheels on the ground. Now it's leaning pretty good and oddly the steering is off center. Will the car level itself out eventually? I suppose in that "tripod" position the front wheels were articulated to the max for a long static period.
 
If you didn't open KDSS valves I'd just park it on level ground and let it sit equally as long. The steering wheel might just be off because its compensating for the lean?
 
m3fan said:
Changed front calipers, rotors, pads. Upgraded rotors to slotted/drilled and pads to TRD pads. Good news: brakes are AWESOME. A dream. Bad news: truck seems to have a lean and the steering wheel is now off center even though the car tracks straight.

I did have the car up on one jackstand overnight because I had to order parts. Why? Whoever changed the brakes before me (PO's ownership) threw the wrong caliper bolt thread pitch into one of the calipers so it was totally stripped out, which meant I had to order new calipers, which meant the car sat with one wheel up overnight, the other three wheels on the ground. Now it's leaning pretty good and oddly the steering is off center. Will the car level itself out eventually? I suppose in that "tripod" position the front wheels were articulated to the max for a long static period.
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Before you fiddle with that...
-if it stayed in full articulation for a long period, ya. Could easily and temporarily cause the lean. KDSS release and retighten while level may get you mostly back, but if you are not familiar with KdSS valve release...look search for threads on KDSS lean here...

**if you mess with KDSS...whatever you do...never turn the KDSS release screws more than three full turns toward release. Three...no more.
 
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I wonder if the variable rate steering box also got pushed off center?
 
I did have to "persuade" the rotors off with a 3lb sledge but I can't imagine that would whack anything out of alignment, pretty common procedure.
 
Go really drive the car and take some hard turns or some deep dips diagonally. It should allow KDSS to recenter. Or just give it some time and it'll take care of itself.
 
Just a small sidebar to opening the screws more than 3 turns, using a ratchet to turn screws can be problematic as it's easy to lose track of actual revolutions.
 
m3fan said:
VICTORY. I cracked both KDSS valves open 3 turns on level ground and the car instantly settled out flat. Steering is dead center again. So, for posterity hopefully this thread helps somebody else out. Very very happy that this worked.
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There ya go.
 
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