Hmm I am not an expert but, after 20 years ii the automotive service industry, I believe that centering the steering wheel is I REPEAT "IS" a part of the alignment.

After test drivin g the car he should have noticed the steering wheel and either made the adjustments you are considering or rehung the heads, measured the gearbox play and called you and offered to adjust the box and then center the steering wheel. I would ask him once again to correct the car or contact your credit card and stop payment on the repair.

Did he give you a printout? It should show what machine he used. and what the toe was set at. if no printou there is no proof that he set the alignment properly.

Did you ever consider the fact that he didn't like spending 2 hours aligning your Benz for a lousy $70 and therefore he just got ity close and went on with his day?

I sublet an alignment on a 126 body. A 2001 500S, after replacing the lower control arm bushings and the sway bar links, to three shops. 2 of them to start on the job and then stop and the other set the toe so it was well over the specified spec because they didn't have a toe rod and were compensating for it. When comparing the printouts one shop set the camer caster and quit and the other set the toe and drove the car and then rehung the heads to find that the toe was out of spec agan. The thrird shop just setr t the toe and did a poor job of it. May I ask where you took your car?

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Jeff (moose)

92 500E 90K miles stock less AMG chip

73 Datsun 240Z, 74 260Z, and a 75 280Z 2+2