93 Del Sol steering boot
During the routine oil change/inspection I was told the left steering
boot is torn and the right one is showing some cracks. Repair estimate is $340. Is this something I need to take care of immediately, or can it wait a while? What bad things will happen if I don't replace them? Thanks. |
Re: 93 Del Sol steering boot
On Aug 5, 12:33 pm, <del...@ufl.edu> wrote:
> During the routine oil change/inspection I was told the left steering > boot is torn and the right one is showing some cracks. Repair estimate > is $340. > > Is this something I need to take care of immediately, or can it wait > a while? What bad things will happen if I don't replace them? > > Thanks. It can't wait. The boots contain oil that lubricate the u-joints in the steering rack. So, unless you want to have to replace the u-joints as well, get the boots repaired soon. Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA |
Re: 93 Del Sol steering boot
Dano58 wrote:
> On Aug 5, 12:33�pm, <del...@ufl.edu> wrote: >> During the routine oil change/inspection I was told the left steering >> boot is torn and the right one is showing some cracks. Repair estimate >> is $340. >> >> Is this something I need to take care of immediately, or can it wait >> a while? What bad things will happen if I don't replace them? >> >> Thanks. > > It can't wait. The boots contain oil that lubricate the u-joints in > the steering rack. they're ball joints. in addition, dirt wrecks the seals that hold the power steering fluid in. new steering racks are very expensive. talking of which, so is the repair the op's been quoted. it's not much more than a 20-minute job to replace one boot, and each boot is only about $10. > So, unless you want to have to replace the u-joints > as well, get the boots repaired soon. indeed. |
Re: 93 Del Sol steering boot
delsol@ufl.edu wrote:
> During the routine oil change/inspection I was told the left steering > boot is torn and the right one is showing some cracks. Repair estimate > is $340. > > Is this something I need to take care of immediately, or can it wait > a while? What bad things will happen if I don't replace them? > > Thanks. It's something to fix soon. Dust, mud, rocks, etc. in the steering rack will chew things up quickly. If you're not averse to a little manual labor, you can do it yourself in about an hour per side. Boots for my 92 Accord were about 37 bucks each at the local Honda stealership a few months ago. I'd guess that yours will be similarly priced.(?) You DO want Honda OEM, and not some cheap aftermarket partz. Whoever does the work, you may as well replace both - if one is gone, the other will check out soon. |
Re: 93 Del Sol steering boot
On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:32:15 -0700, jim beam wrote:
> > > they're ball joints. > Ball in yo mouth you ing fagget |
Re: 93 Del Sol steering boot
On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:44:33 -0800, Pancake Repairman <jeromwalton@zzzmail.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:32:15 -0700, jim beam wrote: >> >> >> they're ball joints. >> >Ball in yo .... Reported for abuse |
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