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Changing steering rack boot -- A question 200

My IPD catalog makes the changing of these sound simple but doesn't mention a step mentioned in my Haynes manual. The IPD catalog indicates you loosen the nut on the tie rod and unscrew it from the tie rod end while the manual indicates you pull the tie rod end out with a puller. I'm a novice at front end work though I do everything else myself so I may be completely off base. Any tips?








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Changing steering rack boot -- A question 200

Loosen the lock nut and the boot clamps, unscrew the tie rod from the outer tie rod end(carefully counting the turns), replace the boot, screw the tie rod back into the tie rod end the same amount you unscrewed it, lock the nut.
There's no reason to pull the tie rod end.
--
Jim McDonald








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Changing steering rack boot -- A question 200

That didn't make sense to me why Haynes said to do it. As long as you could access the boot, it seemed like an unnecessary maneuver. Thanks!








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Changing steering rack boot -- A question 200

Does Haynes make a distinction between ZF and CAM?

Depending on your toolkit, and if you have the ZF with the large opening in the boot's small end, you can avoid the small risk of miscounting turns (or where the threading begins when you start it) by just pulling the tie rod end from the spindle to pull the new boot over the outer tie rod end. With a $5 puller, removing the outer tie rod ball joint is quicker than separating inner from outer.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore








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Changing steering rack boot -- A question 200

I've got the cam rack.







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