Replacement boots for steering rack?

[Bill 1960]

Hello all, does anyone know if the rubber accordion style boots on the rack are replaceable? Changing oil today I noticed one side has a cut in the boot.

Thanks!

 

[OR VietVet]

These: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10371816&cc=1441040&jsn=918 at RA.

 

[Bill 1960]

Well that was fast @PNW VietVet !

Apparently that wasn’t enough a challenge. So what’s the winning lottery numbers next week?

 

[OR VietVet]

Well that was fast @PNW VietVet !

Apparently that wasn’t enough a challenge. So what’s the winning lottery numbers next week?

That's easy. The winning numbers will be the exact opposite of what you and I pick. I am on a roll.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Is there a 'split' boot option (like you can get for CV joint boots), so that a bad steering rack boot can be replaced, without disassembling the entire rack?

 

[OR VietVet]

You don't have to disassemble the entire rack to get the old boot off and the new boot on. You disconnect the outer tie rod end from the knuckle, mark where the tie rod is threaded on to the inner tie rod and unthread the end, release the boot from end of rack and slide off and reverse the procedure to reinstall. I always recommend a re-align but you can drive it if there are no problems.

 

[1BADI5]

^^^ For marking, I would take some orange electrical tape and wrap it behind the tie rod end. Upon re-installing the tie rod you have a rather firm/hard point to stop. I have done this several times and the alignment was still spot on.

 

[OR VietVet]

Good call.