Attention: TDR Forum Junkies I just installed Luke's repair link in my track bar. Excellent!!
The job was quite easy. The trick is to jack up the right side under the axle as high as you can with a floor jack. Keep the other wheel on the ground with the wheels turned all the way to the left. I used a pitman arm puller to pop the ball joint out of the frame. The other end just unbolts. When you grind down the weld on the ball joint, be sure to keep it even as possible. I found that I had to grind off about 1/16th more than what the instructions said. I installed the ball joint end back into the frame first (loose) leaving the bolt end down in the slot. I had to use a large set of pump pliers to squeeze the track bar's bolted end so the hole would line up. Then I tightened everything back up. Set a pre-load on the link and went for a test drive. What a difference in the ride of the truck. No more clunk clunk or kick back from the steering wheel on rough roads. I highly recommend this kit for anyone with track bar troubles. Oo.
The job was quite easy. The trick is to jack up the right side under the axle as high as you can with a floor jack. Keep the other wheel on the ground with the wheels turned all the way to the left. I used a pitman arm puller to pop the ball joint out of the frame. The other end just unbolts. When you grind down the weld on the ball joint, be sure to keep it even as possible. I found that I had to grind off about 1/16th more than what the instructions said. I installed the ball joint end back into the frame first (loose) leaving the bolt end down in the slot. I had to use a large set of pump pliers to squeeze the track bar's bolted end so the hole would line up. Then I tightened everything back up. Set a pre-load on the link and went for a test drive. What a difference in the ride of the truck. No more clunk clunk or kick back from the steering wheel on rough roads. I highly recommend this kit for anyone with track bar troubles. Oo.
