I've heard that if you crank the steering wheel in the opposite direction, it'll work out - no personal experience, just rumor. :)
When you pull that sucker out of there, make sure you have the digi cam handy cause I'd like to see exactly what gets done to this beastie. Looks like I'll end up with the same problem if I buy the 3.91 unit from 340Duster.
Good luck.