are cracked. Mechanic said replace them when tie rod ends are bad and need replaced. So, (1) how do I know when the tie rod ends are bad, and (2) won't cracked boots contribute to them going bad sooner? Can I replace the boots only? There seems to be no problem with steering or suspension. I had the thing aligned last time I bought tires (20K miles ago), and the tech did not mention any difficulty with the alignment. I looked for tie rod end boots from a couple of vendors, but one had nothing relating to tie rods, and one had only a kit including the rest of the parts. mcneely |
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