Month ago I had the 69 Chevelle Convertible's alignment done professionally. Drove home (10 miles) just fine. Got right to work removing the steering wheel as part of dash restoration. Reinstalled steering wheel (I think there's only one way, due to the plastic tube that is part of the horn switch circuit). Now that I'm driving the car again I've noticed that when the wheel returns to a neutral (straight ahead) position it is cocked to the left (when driving straight on flat roads, no matter what speed). Did I install the wheel wrong (factory standard wheel with the large black plastic horizontal shroud across the center), or do I need to visit my front-end alignment shop, or some other adjustment? Thanks for the help! John

you prolly got the wheel on crooked, I manage to be off a hair on my grant wheel everytime I put it back on.

I dunno about factory wheels but I know aftermarket ones give a good amount of adjustement.

There should be a mark at the top on the steering shaft and another on the steering wheel for alignment.

Thanks Krum...but I never saw any index marks (either before or after I repaired the steering wheel). But there is a white plastic tube that is part of the column assembly that is permanently attached to the column; inside the tube is where you run some parts (wire, spring and contact) of the horn wiring. Since this tube doesn't move relative to the steering wheel's mounting plate (there is a specific hole in that plate for the tube to go through, snug-ly), I figured that there was no need for index marks. Anyway, the wheel is cocked to the left about 15-20 degrees, which is way more than being off an index mark by one or two splines on the column's shaft. Any other suggestions, anyone?

I think that you will find that the white horn tower post comes through a slot in the steering column locking plate. There will be several degrees that the tower can be moved within that slot. The tower will then snuggly fit up inside the hole in the steering wheel hub.

You should be able to rotate the hub relative to the serrations on the steering column shaft by roughly +/-one serration. That might get your steering wheel back on center.

Otherwise, you will have to rotate the steering wheel by adjusting your tie rods.