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track bar question

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hey guys here is another question you can help me with...On one of my 01 duallies the truck pulls to the right ( passenger side) going down the road. Could this be the track bar? How do I check it, and are they easy to rebuild?

Thanks for the help!
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I dont think it would be the track bar , Sounds more of a alignment problem . Could also be a bar tie rod or ball joint on that side of the truck :thumbsup:
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Or you have a sticky caliper on the pass side, pull the front wheels and see if the pads are smaller on the pass side. There really isn't a way to rebuild the track bars, you can do a Lukes link for about $75 or so, a stock replacement is about $245-285, or an after market one is about $290-350.
Thanks for the info guys!!!

I'll jack it up today.. What about maybe the wheel bearings? Could that also be the problem?
Thanks for the info guys!!!

I'll jack it up today.. What about maybe the wheel bearings? Could that also be the problem?
Wheel bearings usually give a pretty nasty grind when they're going bad. Plus they're pricey for these trucks. I'd put money on it being one of the things already mentioned.
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Thanxs guys!!
If the tires are fairly new, you can also get whats called a radial pull. It develops from the tire being built a bit out of center and will cause a vehicle to pull one way or another. A way to determine that is to rotate steer tires, if it pulls the other way, its the tire. Not sure how much it happens on passenger tires, but it is a common occurrence on the heavy trucks.
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