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Subject:Re: Tie Rod Boot
From:David Prendergast
Date:Wed, 3 May 2006 10:19:23 -0400

I need to correct myself here.  I replaced me upper control arm
bushings not my trailing arm bushings  ( Brain freeze on my part)
And the boot I'm replacing is the drivers side Steering rack boot not
the tie rod boot.
Sorry for the confusion.

Dave
On May 3, 2006, at 9:43 AM, David Prendergast wrote:

> Ok, so I just finished my new upper trailing arm bushing and ball
> joint replacement,(Thanks Dennis) no more squeaking!
> Next on my list is to replace the torn driver side tie rod boot.
> This seems easy enough although the bentley says to have the tie rod
> pressed out.  It looks like an easy fix but if I have to have the tie
> rod end pressed out just to replace the boot on the shaft then this
> considerably raises the PITA factor.  Anybody done this before?
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> Dave
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> David Prendergast
> dprendergast@triad.rr.com

David Prendergast
dprendergast@triad.rr.com