Alignment

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Originally Posted by cfan10

Thanks for the replies, no rack and pinion, power steering gearbox. I replaced the bent tie rods. It was shaking so violently yesterday it scared me terribly. All ofvthese troubles to get pulled out oglf the mud. I think the tow chain was wrapped around the k member

With that TRE linkage bent like it was, my guess is it was wrapped around that. They cannot take that sort of pull & retain their shape although if it was wrapped around the x-member, it's possible the TRE was collateral damage depending on the placement of whatever was used to pull you out.

If there should ever be a 'next time', pick a spot on the frame where steering linkage is out of the way.