Master the Art of Tie Rod Boot Replacement A Comprehensive Guide

They are not hard to replace. When you do, ensure you have a needle grease applicator and fill the joint by sliding the needle between the shaft ... If you have a shakiness in your steering, or if your tie rod ends are split, dried, or dirty, it may be time to replace them. Watched several videos on YT of folks changing torn tie rod boots. They all had the tie rod on a bench. Looks to me like you could change the ... If there's no play in the joint itself I wouldn't worry about it right now. It's just a dust boot. Really some inner rods are a pain and then ... Safety warning. You cannot replace just the boot alone. It is specially fitted from the factory i have heard. I put it on partially, not snug ... Well... finally got the sucker figured out. The driver's side was a HUGE PITA... I ended up pulling the boot over a bottle in the garage, ... You don't have to separate the tie rod end from the ball joint, unless you want to. I would just twist the inner tie rod until it was out of the ... The replacement 'kit' is a boot, a puck (so you can slip it over an existing tie rod and just repair the boot) and a couple of clamps. outer or inner tie rod?? You can replace the one side you ripped. If you replace the tie rod ends the new ones will most likely come with Zerk fittings - don't over-grease them and blow the new boots.