When you remove the tie rod end, just loosen the locknut but snug it up again against the end of the tie rod end before removing it. Then be careful not to move the locknut while changing the boot and you can just spin the tie rod end back on to the same point. Don't need a dial caliper. -Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:03 PM Subject: Re: Power Steering rack boot
> If it's just the boot you need, it's simple enough to pop of the > steering knuckles with a puller and remove them and slide on a new > boot. I don't think my original boots nor their replacements had a > clamp. > > If you remove the knuckles, be sure to use a dial caliper or similar to > keep track of the distance from the center of the knuckle cap to some > known point--the last thread on the tie rods, say, so you can record > the distance and reposition them exactly to save your self an alignment > job. > > If you're adding PS fluid, then it's a rebuilt rack you need, not > boots. The boots keep road junk out, they don't keep PS fluid in. Your > seals do that, and if they are leaking, it's replacement time. > > Jim > > On Aug 15, 2004, at 9:20 PM, Barry Muller wrote: > > > A few years back I spared no expense and had a local > > stealership replace the PWR steering rack in my '91 > > carat. Well a couple days back. while recconoitering > > the impending radiator swap I noticed that the boots > > were not attached to the rack and so, of course, > > allowed water and grit to get to the seals. The new > > rack is already leaking from the diver's-side seal. > > > > Of course I would really like to go back to the > > stealership and have them replace the rack which is > > failing do to their shoddy workmanship (no sign of > > clamps on either side - it is questioanble if they > > ever even pushed the boot onto the rack). Of course > > that is non-starter - so shame on me for not checking > > their work immediately. > > > > Anyrate, the boot on the driver's side is torn at the > > cuff so I cannot even attach it to the rack with a > > clamp (as I've already done on the passenger side. > > > > My questions: > > > > 1) I bought a universal replacement boot from a local > > FLAPS. Is the the replacement a PITA - and is there a > > way to do this that won't require an alignment when > > I'm all done? > > > > Anybody ever replace a seal on a PWR steering rack - > > or will I be getting a new one after I get sick of > > feeding dexron ATF to the reservoir ever few days? > > > > TIA, > > > > bem > > > |
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