Patent ID: 8517422

Claim:
A steering wheel alignment system for a vehicle comprising: a steering wheel; a steering unit; a first shaft operatively connected to said steering unit; a second shaft operatively connected to said steering wheel; and, a coupling disposed between the first and second shafts to couple the shafts so that rotation of the steering wheel operates the steering unit to steer the vehicle; wherein the coupling includes a bolt, one of the shafts is hollow to telescope over the other shaft, the one of the shafts that is hollow to telescope over the other shaft having a plurality of longitudinally extending slots defining a plurality of clamping portions each clamping portion having a curved internal wall for gripping the other shaft, each shaft has a radial extending hole therethrough for receiving the bolt to attach the first and second shafts together, the radial extending hole through one of the shafts being elongated in the radial direction so that when the bolt extends through the holes of the first and second shafts, the elongation of the hole defines a range of radial adjusting movement of the shafts relative one another until tightening of the bolt clamps the first and second shafts together against further relative rotation.