outer tie rod dust boot replacement question

j rick kirby

Registered User
My rack,inner tie rods and outer tie rods are new but a dust boot has split on one of the outer ends.Can I just take a nut off the top and pull down on the tie rod to seperate,slide on a new boot ane reassemble?Or is it like most stuff on a SC and a real PITA?
 
Yes, you should be able to do that, esp. if they were recently replaced. The shaft on the outer rod is taper, and is pulled up into place by the nut. So, you will need to tap it out from the top, or use a pickle fork to seperate it. Either way, it's not too difficult. I don't know if you can just buy a new boot though?

Thomas
 
Take the remains of the boot to AutoZone, Advanced, PepBoys and look at the "HELP!" cards. I've seen several boots on the racks there.
 
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