No, you cannot pull the steering wheel off and reinstall it in a different position to get it centered. There are two reasons why. 1) The granularity of adjustment just isn't there - you cannot get it exactly centered. I forget whether these cars use a six sided hex or a splined shaft to engage the wheel to the steering column. Either way, it is very, very, very unlikely that a different position will correspond to 'straight ahead.' You'll find the wheel still cockeyed, too far one way or the other.

Reason #2. The steering gear is machined with tighter tolerances in the straight ahead position. This is part of what gives these cars their 'on rails' driving character. The steering gear is in the straight ahead position when the wheel is centered - as originally installed by the factory.

The correct way to center the wheel is to adjust the tie rods for equal toe in the on-center position.

- JimY