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      06-09-2025, 07:50 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by lfdal54 View Post
I wonder if they're following BMW's procedure? Last I looked, that involved putting a weight in the driver's seat and resetting a steering sensor. I do remember someone saying their steering wheel angle was incorrect after an alignment due to the sensor(?) not being reset.
Funny enough, the indy shop I made an appointment with (hole-in-the-wall place that mainly fixes Civics and Corollas for 70 y.o. folks) told me right off the bat that these electric-assist steering racks needed to be reset prior to the alignment and that in some extreme cases, even with the reset, if the rack was at its adjustment limits, some people actually buy a different knuckle with added degrees of adjustment.

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Originally Posted by ContactPatch View Post
Not a permanent solution, but if water is sloshing around in the battery compartment, place these in the leak area to absorb the water, until the leak is corrected.
Not a bad idea. I might even use that just in case the issue comes back. My trust in the dealer being able to fix anything is growing smaller by the day.
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