Apologies - possibly I misread the original post. I thought the task
at hand was to replace the rubber on the ball joint itself. So out of
curiosity, how long were your going to wait ?for someone to come up
the this correct method of changing the boots"? :) :)
>I was waiting for someone to come up with this correct method of changing the
>boots. (Good on ya Guy) Get some typewriter correction fluid and
>mark a straight
>line across the threads and the tie rod end nut, then back off the nut a half
>turn or so and unscrew the tie rod end as you count revs. If you ever have to
>change the tie rod ends and don't need to change the little rubber boot on the
>ball joint, get one of the scissor type separators. MiniMania sells
>one that is
>the perfect size for this job and works perfectly with no
>destruction of rubber
>every time. Heck, if you live anywhere near San Bernardino, you can
>borrow mine.
>
>Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
>Guy Weller wrote:
>
>> Chuck,
>> If your aim is to replace the rubber gaiters, don't remove the ball
>> joint from the steering arm.
>>
>> You need to back off the locknut and then unscrew the track rod from
>> the ball joint, leaving the latter attached to the hub carrier.
>> Then the gaiter will come clear off the track rod.
>> If you only slacken the lock nut a couple of flats, and then measure
>> how many turns to remove it, you can get everything back to the same
>> settings and won't need to re-adjust the wheel alignment
>>
> > Guy
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