Tie rod question
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Tie rod question
My truck has dual steering stabilizers on it, but the clamp that holds the drivers side tie rod end to the tie rod is turned down enough that it has cut the boot on the drivers side stabilizer. When I noticed it, I realized that the stabilizers were backward from how I normally see them. So I looked, and it looks like the arms were originally pointed toward the center, with the body on the outside, instead of the other way around as they are now, and there is a crease in the body of the drivers side stabilizer from the tie rod clamp.
I'm thinking I should be able to loosen the bolts on the tie rod clamp and rotate it upwards so that it doesn't contact the stabilizers without it changing any part of the alignment. Is that correct? If I can, then I'll rotate it, turn the stabilizers back around and see if I can get a new boot for it. Thanks.
I'm thinking I should be able to loosen the bolts on the tie rod clamp and rotate it upwards so that it doesn't contact the stabilizers without it changing any part of the alignment. Is that correct? If I can, then I'll rotate it, turn the stabilizers back around and see if I can get a new boot for it. Thanks.
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It's actually the bracket that the tie rod and tie rod end screw into that I'm looking at turning. I don't think I can turn the stabilizer mount far enough to get the clearance I need. I just wasn't sure if one end of it was left hand thread or something and if I rotate it I'd be lengthening/shortening the overall tie rod length. If they're both right handed thread, then turning it should just move the bracket side to side a small amount and not actually affect the geometry of the suspension.
