Steering Arm Boot

[InterCooL]

hey guys

before i bend my steering arm, i just wanted to know the best / easiest way to replace the boot

car is r33 s1gtst.

now i stole someones pics here:

i've removed the nut closest to the camera but the arm doesnt want to come off easily, and may not need to if there is a better way of getting to the boot

any tips?

cheers

[BHDave]

Undo the lock nut (it's the bit that the bottom of the red oval goes through).

rotate the tie rod (see the flats on it about 30mm up from the lock nut?) until it unscrews from the tie rod end.

Slide the boot off.

done.

If you're removing the tie rod you need to remove the locking tab at the rack end before trying to unscrew it so that you can re use it rather than fu(k it.

If you want to remove the tie rod end from the steering arm, put the jack under the hub to take up any slack in the suspension then just get a reasonable size hammer and give the steering arm a couple of sharp hits on the side. tie rod end should fall out without damage to the thread.

[InterCooL]

thank you very much

[Birth]

Hi guys,

I wonder if either of you can help.

I am changing the power steering boots on my R32 GTS4. To start from the start...

I have removed the steering rack from my tie rod end and have removed the steering boots from the tie rod.

On the steering rack end of the tie rod there is a ball housing which is then connected to the steering rod.

Between the ball housing and the steering rack there is a large washer with a rubber ring on the inside of it. It seems to be drifting on the stering rod between the ball joint and the steering rack.

Should this be drifting around or do I have a problem?

Thanks.

[BHDave]

mine has had that bit floating around for years with no problem. I initially thought it was a seal, but if it was then i'd have dumped all my power steering fluid on the ground many times over by now. I wouldn't be too concerned, it's probably just a stop of some description to stop metal-metal contact wne the steering is at full lock