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Vanamonde, you're absolutely right. That's exactly what I was doing -- using the hatch door to orient the vehicle. Thanks again!!!

What manner of witchcraft are you employing to get it to work? lol. I tried what you mentioned, but when I rotate 45 degrees, or even 90 degrees in either direction, the wheels end up lopsided and don't steer. Though they do seem to spin properly in the right direction. They look right to start, and after rotating the wheel arm doesn't point down anymore as it does in your screenshot. Any chance you could send me the modified .craft so I can reverse engineer it?

Darn, still not working out for me. I followed directions and got this -- note how the wheels still turn and steer in different directions. .craft file: http://www.sendspace.com/file/vzar56

Thanks, all, and especially Vanamonde: much appreciated!

I've been doing the rotating for hours, but the different wheels spin and turn in different directions. Forward on some wheels is back on others, turning right is always left on one of the wheels. Maybe I'm supposed to stick one wheel on the outside of the frame and the opposite wheel on the inside, which might screw up the balance but truly mirror each side. I'll try the VAB solution, maybe that'll do it.

Could someone help me understand the direction and placement of wheels? Just 4 wheels. I've spent hours experimenting and looked at every likely Google result and haven't gotten any closer to figuring it out. The closest I've come to having the wheels move in the right direction is following one advice to build the wheel frame at 90 degrees to the starting module, using 2-way symmetry, and then returning it to the original position. The problem is some wheels still seem to be moving at 45 degree angles to the others or some nonsense. When I rotate them in VAB they end up either turning in the wrong direction or rotating the opposite way. Anyone have a right-the-first-time way of placing 4 wheels on a vehicle? Thanks in advance!

Problem-riddled jet engine rocket puts satellite in orbit. http://youtu.be/IARmTv1bNdI