Tie Rod Boot Replacement The Key to a Smooth and Safe Ride

If you have a rack seal leak, you have to either rebuild the rack with a new seal or replace it. You should get a core charge for the old rack. That hard line is used to equalize the air as the bellows open/contract on either side. There should NOT be any fluid in it! If there is, you'll ... The boot itself can be changed but not by you if you do not even know what it is, hard to find part anyway so entire new driveshaft needed. Or just reuse your old boots in good condition, check on them more often and replace them when they fail. If you don't ever check those boots or ... The boot is as simple to replace as pulling off the metal bands and removing and replacing the rubber boot - then replacing the metal bands. Yeah,nail polish works good IF you clean the grease/oil off of both sections and wait for it to dry.You hold the inner from turning w/a wrench.. Your suggestion to replace just the boots is a good one, but I don't think I have enough finesse as a mechanic to do it, nor do I have the ... Replacing your tie rods (they include the ball joint) and the boots are an easy DIY. However, if crap got into your steering box due to the ... 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. That's a slippery slope-replacing just the boot. If it was compromised for any period of time, the elements got in. It may not even be apparent ...