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10-14-2020, 11:31 PM
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10-15-2020, 08:14 PM
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UPDATE: good news, the bolt wasn't cross threaded. Just had way too much thread lock on it.
The fix: Used penetrating lube. Let sit for 5 mins. Buddy hammered in a socket to flatten the sides of the bolt. Then used vice grips to clamp the bolt and wrench on the vice grips to turn it with me outside the car holding the wheel steady so it doesn't turn. Still could barely budge the bolt. Second round of penetrating lube. Let sit for 10 mins. Same method. This time he worked the bolt back in a quarter turn and back out a few times and then it started to budge and eventually loosen up. He said way too much thread lock on the bolt. Cleaned up the threads and popped in the new bolt and steering wheel. Very happy with the carbon steering wheel. But its not quite centered at 12 o'clock. Buddy says getting an alignment which I was going to get on Saturday anyway will fix it.
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10-15-2020, 09:48 PM
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Drives: 2018 ZL-1 Join Date: Jan 2018
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Good news!
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10-15-2020, 10:40 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017
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Great to hear
 You may just need a tie rod adjustment if the car tracks straight and the only problem is that the wheel isn't 100% centered.
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10-15-2020, 11:01 PM
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Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE and 1991 Z28 Join Date: Jan 2009
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As always thank you everyone for all your advice and input. 
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