Steering rack boot

[nickch]

Just had my car on the hoist over the weekend for an oil change, and noticed that one of the boots on the steering rack had a tear in it.

There is still quite a bit of grease in there, and my WoF did not pick up on it in April.

Is this quite crucial to get replaced?

[Timmah]

I would personally get on to replacing it quickly. If I\'ve got it right, water/dirt and other gunk my get in the knuckle and ruin it.

[loner]

It\'s there for a good reason... better get it fixed. Just use a universal boot from Repco or BNT if you want to save money.

[Scoobydoo]

Yep just like a CV boot - replace it asap

[subieboy]

Yep replace and be happy

[lachlan]

by asap people mean next weekend or 2 etc . not like "omg dont drive it untill you fix it "

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Hour long job with borrowed tools, i did my drivers side steering rack boot, $30 from repco for 2, saturday avo. Piece of cake to do.

[nickch]

 kwi_fozze said:

Hour long job with borrowed tools, i did my drivers side steering rack boot, $30 from repco for 2, saturday avo. Piece of cake to do.

Cheers for all the replies.

I will definitely look into it. I\'m currently living in an apartment with very limited garage space, so it\'s hard for me to do my own work on the car.

By asap, I was wondering if the repercussions are as bad as (say) the CV boot joint?

Ie, lack of grease causing the CV joint to fail and needing to be replaced instead of replacing the boot from the get go.

I understand it is important in the CV joint as it is continuously turning, but how much time do I have with the steering rack boot?

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Yes, more so. Changing a cv is a piece of piss compared to a steering rack...

[Ninja8)]

make sure you count the amount of turns when removing the rack end or else your wheel alignment will go bonkers

Genuine parts made right to fit right to last longer ;D

[Kiwi_Fozze]

 Ninja 8) said:

make sure you count the amount of turns when removing the rack end or else your wheel alignment will go bonkers

This.

I measured distances from ridges in the shaft to the lock bolt and the rack end, wound it all back together all goods

[Kiwi_Fozze]

 Ninja 8) said:

make sure you count the amount of turns when removing the rack end or else your wheel alignment will go bonkers

This.

I measured distances from ridges in the shaft to the lock bolt and the rack end, wound it all back together all goods