tie rod end grease boot.

[panda24619]

so while trying to remove the broken sway bar end link. which took me FOREVER! heres old and old broken vs new. o and i cant upload what the new pics look like when its installed photobucket is being dumb and keeps freezing. but heres these. and incase you were wondering what it looked like.

but anyways. my vice grips slipped off and went right into the grease boot. now theres a hole there. and before i want to go to the desert and get it filled with dirt i need to replace it. so heres the question. how hard is it to do and where can i get a new boot for it? and i might as well just replace most of the parts while im under there anyways.

 

[Expeditionary]

pretty sure you gotta take out the whole axle

 

[toms89]

Wow that sucks! Found this video on youtube any many more like it if you do a search.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S-ofMoWsr0

I had a boot go bad but just replaced the whole half shaft assembly. You can find them ebay and elsewhere for less than $100

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...ake:Ford|Model:Expedition&hash=item2c547c06f7

 

[nvycrmn]

well panda, if you are going to do this, let me know. we can make a day of it and change mine out too! haha

 

[panda24619]

no not the short shaft. the tie rod. to turn the tire. ill take a pic of it. i think i have sand in it all ready. that big pipe that goes across the picture is the tie rod. well the end of it connects to the spindle. and that has a hole in it.

 

[nvycrmn]

ooohhhhhh...well i still think you should come to the hobby shop and help me change plugs and half shaft at some point before i leave! hehe

 

[KWT2000]

Hey pandai don't think you can buy just the rubber boot.. but energy suspension has the poly ones for like 5$.. that is the only option unless you change out the tie rod then you get a new boot with the new one

 

[panda24619]

Hey pandai don't think you can buy just the rubber boot.. but energy suspension has the poly ones for like 5$.. that is the only option unless you change out the tie rod then you get a new boot with the new one

thats what i was trying to figure out. where i can buy them. i just need the new rubber boot. and nvy ill help you out.

 

[KWT2000]

here is a link for autozone... $5 they say 3 days to order them...

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/pa...ing=search&itemIdentifier=354840_503211_5933_

 

[panda24619]

all right cool. how hard of a task would this be? i would need that stupid tie rod fork huh?

 

[KWT2000]

no just a good ball peen hammer and smack the knuckle where is slides in (not the threads) after you take the nut off.. maybe a 15 minute job in total

 

[Expeditionary]

the sway bar end link on my truck had a blue bushing on top of it and that just came off a week ago, but its still all intack and still has some of the rubber bushing on there... should I just buy a new end link (i think thats what its called, its whatever broke on your truck) or a new bushing. cant find the bushing online so....
could you get me the link of where you got your end link panda?

sorry for thread jacking but its on the same subject about the same part

 

[99 Expy]

Ya, if you hit the knuckle, it will pop off. I didn't need to use a pickle fork when I took mine off to do my ball joints.

 

[99 Expy]

the sway bar end link on my truck had a blue bushing on top of it and that just came off a week ago, but its still all intack and still has some of the rubber bushing on there... should I just buy a new end link (i think thats what its called, its whatever broke on your truck) or a new bushing. cant find the bushing online so....
could you get me the link of where you got your end link panda?

sorry for thread jacking but its on the same subject about the same part

Just go to the parts store and buy a new set. They are pretty cheap.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...=Search_02973_1119596_3181&pt=02973&ppt=C0106

I prefer moogs or energy suspension. I had fairly new moogs on mine, but when I changed out all my bushings, I had an extra set from energy suspension, so I threw them on.

 

[colemanwhite123]

I've obviously removed the tie rod end for the picture shown to the left, but it's a good time to point out that there's a breather tube running from the boot on one side of the rack to the boot on the other side of the rack.