Steering wheel sits skewed after hard bump

[jazz47]

So I was up in BC to enjoy the winter Olympics ... dark at night and I hit part of a meridian (about 8" at 10-15mph) trying to get across a street. Still kicking my self for a dump mistake ….

Surprisingly, no visual wheel damage however the steering wheel sits pretty skewed (Steering wheel is almost at 2 O’clock position when driving straight). X5 Pulls all over the place when trying to change lanes.

I know I have to rebalance the wheels and get a wheel alignment but I am not sure if the wheel alignment will fix the steering wheel skew.

Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks

[killcrap]

most likely the control arm is bent, if it is bent, you must replace the steering rack also. call your insurance.

[TrickerZ]

I'm curious, why do you need to replace the rack? Is it just precautionary since the bump could have chewed up some teeth?