At 11:56 PM 10/22/98 -0400, you wrote:
>YOU MUST NOT PUT AN AIRBAG STEERING WHEEL BACK IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN
>THE WAY IT CAME OFF. This is not a method of straightening the steering
>wheel. You will wreck the coiled spring that makes the electrical connection
>to the airbag. This spring must be centered when the wheel is reinstalled.
>Moving the tierods is the only way that the wheel can be straightened. (Hope
>that both tierods are adjustable?  They were not on A2 cars). An alignment
>is the only correct way of doing this.
>               Bob C.


Not entirely true Bob. The steering shaft has a fine spline. The "clock
spring" does have a lot of movement. There are two stop points that keep
the spring from going to far. It is possible to pull the steering wheel to
re center it and than reinstall everything without damaging the clock
spring. There are no centering markings on the steering shaft.

Don
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