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Old Sep 23, 2022 | 09:04 AM
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Old Sep 24, 2022 | 01:04 AM
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Dang. After my car sideswiped a curb, the alignment rack showed the toe 1.5 degrees out of whack. This looks like it might be worse.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2022 | 07:00 AM
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For those of us who don't know what we're looking at, please circle or arrow the part in question.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2022 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Stuart S
For those of us who don't know what we're looking at, please circle or arrow the part in question.
Here ya go


 
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Old Sep 24, 2022 | 09:05 AM
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Old Sep 24, 2022 | 11:15 AM
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for those that have never seen the steering rack...more clarity...it is bent at the threads...it should be straight!
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 07:28 AM
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Looks like an easy fix with my sledgehammer! .

Seriously, you must have hit a deep pothole or whacked a curb pretty hard to bend that link. I hope the wheel isn't bent. If it's slowly losing air, it may be cracked.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuart S
Looks like an easy fix with my sledgehammer! .

Seriously, you must have hit a deep pothole or whacked a curb pretty hard to bend that link. I hope the wheel isn't bent. If it's slowly losing air, it may be cracked.
ha, bought it that way. keeping an eye on tire pressure.
 
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