had same on mine get blow torch on it and use an grip wrench like they use in pluming get them undone easy without any damage. when undone get wire brush and clean the threads up and put some liquid grease on them and turn the adjuster over the threds a frew times until easy to move then take back in for adjustment. try and get it back to were it was ruf and take it easy driving there.

I always get tracking done on all my cars when i change them because alot of people dont ride square speed humps the right way. It should always be that you put n/s or o/s up and never ride across the middle of them so straining the steering and knocks tracking out. Sadly as its a repair centre i can't dictate to the mech on what to do ref heating up. I know that can be done i did ask him but was told no thats not their policy. So all i want to know that its the track rod ends that i need.. Plus with the tracking done pro longs tyre life as i am sure ya all know...
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Sorry, tracking is only a quarter of your problem, you need camber, castor and toe setup as well on on an Omega. As Chris says, Camber is the main issue on these cars and there a two factors that affect this, worn wishbone bushes and GM's incredibly wide factory spec which at best is barely acceptable when the car left the factory.

There are a known set of parameters that are known to work well on these cars that have been developed by Wheelsinmotion.

NB. Any place that sells purely tracking needs to be asked 'what is your reference point that you are tracking too and how do you know it's static and correct'.

Daryn wrote on 03. Sep 2011 at 18:54:



I found the easiest way was to remove them from the car, free them in a vice, noting position of knuckles, replace and drive to WIM.