# After car inspection/service, wheel off by 15 degrees. Clock spring likely (very bad) or mis-alignment (bad)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 9, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-car-inspection-service-wheel-off-by-15-degrees-clock-spring-likely-very-bad-or-mis-alignment-bad/1025553 "2025-12-09T13:08:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-car-inspection-service-wheel-off-by-15-degrees-clock-spring-likely-very-bad-or-mis-alignment-bad/1025553/14 "2025-12-09T19:31:05Z")

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> [@robby](#):
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> This all sounds like pretty minor stuff for an 80s car bought for under £1,500.

Sorry, I missed that you explicitly said in your OP that the vehicle in question is actually a 2008 Toyota Aygo. I must have gotten confused when later in your post you were talking about dealing with “80s cars bought for under £1,500” in the present tense.

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