I spoke with Fabtech today and the way they want to handle it is me Buy a new tierod, return this one and they'll make a determination as to warranty coverage.
That's about what I expected so I'm not b-e-n-t out of shape. Afterall, I doubt it's defective, but worth a look.
FWIW, not one person I spoke to there could believe their rod bent. Apparently it just doesn't happen.
Off to call Phil.
