What Causes the Steering Wheel to Feel Heavy After a Wheel Alignment?
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The reasons why the steering wheel feels heavy after a wheel alignment include: improper adjustment of the front wheel toe-in, excessive toe-in angle, insufficient power steering fluid, or a loose or broken power steering pump belt. Steering wheels are categorized into: single-spoke, dual-spoke, triple-spoke, and quad-spoke designs. Their working principle involves transmitting torque to the rack-and-pinion mechanism, thereby enabling the wheels to turn left or right. Situations that necessitate a wheel alignment for a vehicle include: 1. The steering wheel feels heavy, shakes, pulls to one side, is off-center, or does not return to the neutral position while driving; 2. Uneven tire pressure and tread wear; 3. Wheel vibration or wobbling; 4. The vehicle pulling to one side.