Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I got the track bar off last night and took apart the Luke's Link, figuring I would rebuild it and put it back together. But it was ugly. The hole in the top end of the "cap" is wallowed out egg-shaped, and the "o-ring" is mangled. I cleaned up the parts and took a bunch of photos that I will upload shortly.
I'll see what the Luke's Link guy says about it. I'm not sure now if I want rebuild this one again (with new parts), or try something else. The current setup is NOT going to work. <O
I think the problem is that the Luke's Link doesn't fit my truck. It looks like the "cap" *should* fit over the shoulder on the top of the drag link, but it doesn't.
This wasn’t clear in the installation instructions, so I didn’t think it was a problem when I installed it.
<O
I bought the Luke's Link to fit the factory stock track bar on my '99. Unless someone can tell by the photos or the dimensions, I guess I'll have to go through all my service tickets from Dodge to see if they replaced the track bar, and if so, what part number did they use. When the truck was under warranty I had it in the shop a bunch of times for steering and braking problems, and had the "chasis dynamics" TSB performed, among other things
I know they put on a newer design of brake rotors; I wonder if they may have done the same for my track bar? I guess I better dig out all those service tickets and go through them this weekend
Anyhow, I sent an email to the Lukes Link guy, and I'll follow up with a phone call on Monday. This part of the project is on hold until I hear from him. <O></O>
If the Luke's Link doesn't work out, I'm looking for a plan B (that's feedback from YOU GUYS!). <O
I know there are about a half dozen options, ranging from stock MOPAR replacement, Moog, 3rd gen track bar adaptation, other aftermarket parts, etc. , and I figure ALL of them work for a while. Even a stock replacement would make the truck drive MUCH better for maybe 6 months or a year
I'd like to hear about what works, from someone who has had it installed several years and maybe 50-100,000 miles and is STILL happy with their choice.
Sure, I would also like to know about the stuff that worked "really good" for a while, then failed; and what you replaced it with.
<O
This is my daily driver. It is not a race truck, off-road beast, or "pulling" truck; and I don't have NASA's budget, so please keep it sensible. <O
<O
Thanks<O
Here are the photos:
I wiped the grease off and loosely reassembled the unit for this one. I left out the mangled o-ring.
View of the top of the CAP
This is what doesn't fit. Or at least I think this is the problem.
See what I mean?
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I'll see what the Luke's Link guy says about it. I'm not sure now if I want rebuild this one again (with new parts), or try something else. The current setup is NOT going to work. <O
I think the problem is that the Luke's Link doesn't fit my truck. It looks like the "cap" *should* fit over the shoulder on the top of the drag link, but it doesn't.
This wasn’t clear in the installation instructions, so I didn’t think it was a problem when I installed it.
<O
I bought the Luke's Link to fit the factory stock track bar on my '99. Unless someone can tell by the photos or the dimensions, I guess I'll have to go through all my service tickets from Dodge to see if they replaced the track bar, and if so, what part number did they use. When the truck was under warranty I had it in the shop a bunch of times for steering and braking problems, and had the "chasis dynamics" TSB performed, among other things
I know they put on a newer design of brake rotors; I wonder if they may have done the same for my track bar? I guess I better dig out all those service tickets and go through them this weekend
Anyhow, I sent an email to the Lukes Link guy, and I'll follow up with a phone call on Monday. This part of the project is on hold until I hear from him. <O
></O>If the Luke's Link doesn't work out, I'm looking for a plan B (that's feedback from YOU GUYS!). <O
I know there are about a half dozen options, ranging from stock MOPAR replacement, Moog, 3rd gen track bar adaptation, other aftermarket parts, etc. , and I figure ALL of them work for a while. Even a stock replacement would make the truck drive MUCH better for maybe 6 months or a year
I'd like to hear about what works, from someone who has had it installed several years and maybe 50-100,000 miles and is STILL happy with their choice.
Sure, I would also like to know about the stuff that worked "really good" for a while, then failed; and what you replaced it with.
<O
This is my daily driver. It is not a race truck, off-road beast, or "pulling" truck; and I don't have NASA's budget, so please keep it sensible. <O
<O
Thanks<O
Here are the photos:
I wiped the grease off and loosely reassembled the unit for this one. I left out the mangled o-ring.
View of the top of the CAP
This is what doesn't fit. Or at least I think this is the problem.
See what I mean?
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