I got something that keeps me puzzled, and ask for some input.

Backstory: when I started to take apart the interior, I had in a couple of occasions to move the car without airbag, sometimes in a rush fitting a steering wheel as it was. When I finally started to put together the interior, I've noticed that turning the wheel there would be a "crunching" noise coming from the steering wheel, and I assumed I've ruined the clockspring that was not aligned to the wheel itself.
As the car runs fine, I left it for other time ...

Fast forward one year and a half to today :)) and finally I got sorted another clockspring to replace, I took the shrouds off, and so on, fit the wheel and turn slight, and start to hear the same 'crunch' ... took wheel off and I realize comparing with photos online that my wheel is missing that little button that is supposed to "push" the contact with unlocks the spring - I do not know how to explain in other words.
I will go now down to the garage to see if my other spare wheel has it, otherwise I will need to look for it.
This is okay, but ->

But I got another problem, which keeps me puzzled: if I fit the clockspring in its tabs in the steering column, and then I put it in the position that is "locked" to accept the steering wheel, is moved to one side like 30 degrees, in the sense the steering would be out of center
If I push it manually, then is misaligned and I fear the moment the wheel goes in, will break it again.
When I stopped the car this was not an issue, and I have not taken it to align or any messing with the steering linkages.
What could have happen? What am I doing wrong?
I do not mind having the steering "out of center" and take the car to align, as long as I can get rid of the crunching clockspring, but what do you guys think could have happened?
Thanks for bearing with me ...

Update: I think I solved the problem ... the steering wheel and the clockspring line up perfectly, but with a crooked steering, which means most likely the steering box is off-center, or is out of alignment.
I will take it to align and will see how it goes.

You can adjust the rod that goes from your steering box to the passenger side road wheel to make your steering wheel straight. This has no affect on toe in.

+1 on adjust it yourself.
I just did a new ball joint end on the Pittman arm. Adjust it by leaving the pinch clamp loose, and driving a bit on as flat a road as possible (no crown), pulling over, tweaking the adjuster a few times in whichever direction is necessary (trial and error), I was able to get the wheel spot on. Took about 15 minutes.

There's multiple places where the wheel can be out of alignment. The steering box needs to be centralised, there's a tab on the input shaft that has to be aligned with a 'lump' on the casting. At that point the drag link needs to be adjusted to get the wheels straight ahead otherwise it will always pull to one side or the other when steering straight ahead. If those two adjustments are correct, then you've got the splined intermediate shaft at top and bottom which can go on anywhere and finally the steering wheel on it's splines. There's no telling if it had been misaligned previously but now you have chance to get it all correct.

Thanks for all the inputs ... couple days ago I managed to lift the car on ramps and get a good look underside.
There was not much adjustment possible on the things you guys mentioned, and the steering box was on center.
Probably something else, then.

Quick run to the alignment guy, he played with the end on the right side (that'd be my passenger side, I am LHD) and lo and behold the steering wheel when to the center. We wondered that there was not way to understand really what had been done previously.
Not so cheap (35eur), but these do only trucks and Land Rovers so I was fine with no wasting time with people that had no idea (like couple weeks ago I was told to go to a "super guy" to align a MB W126 and after 30 euro is still leaning to a side like it was before ...).

Being picky, there are a couple of mm to be a perfect square, but it seems to go straight, and on the roads we got here don't make a difference. I am happy without a crunchy clockspring as well ... life is good.
Now, what's next ...

Young guy at my local Kwik**it had trouble understanding how to adjust the P38 drag link & track rod !! I explained it to him, and the manager (listening in) told him I was right & to do what I said !!