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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Track bar, is it dead?

Got my truck aligned, and the guys had a little difficulty with the track bar adjustment, or lack thereof. I'm assuming its the track bar, that's the big bar that you adjust for steering alignment, correct?

Anyway, they had to spray it, heat it, and cuss it repeatedly, and then put two big pipe wrenches on it, and it finally turned after these guys actually hung from the wrench handles. I'm guessing that's not a good thing? Truck seems to steer fine, but should I replace it?
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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no adjustment on the stock track bar.

sounds like the drag link.
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 07:22 AM
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If you have the stock track bar and they turned it, it is definately trash now.

This is the passenger side end (on my 99 anyway) and it certainly don't turn.

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...00&limit=views

This is the drivers side end and it does not turn.

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...0&ppuser=19433

Somewhere in there is the pics of the Lukes Link replacement end.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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You know, they might have been wrenching on the tie rod. Would that make sense?
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Timberman
You know, they might have been wrenching on the tie rod. Would that make sense?
Yep, sounds better.
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