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My tie rod end boot was broken but my tie rod is still good with no play. I didn't want to change the whole tie rod just because of the boot so I searched the web and found a company in UK sells boot for 993.
I took the old boot out, cleaned the joint and greased it, the boot fits prefectly but i have difficulty to find out the torque value of the tie rod end nut at the wheel.
Hope this is useful to someone. Cheers.
Better quality silicone boots that do not deteriorate, require no clamping seal and just slip over the tie rod end can be had in the USA, Cleveland, Ohio actually.
See: "Energy Suspension Tie Rod End Dust Boots " on summitracing.com. Simple tool to replace them in your driveway at home; See “Tie Rod and Pitman Arm Puller” on Harborfreight.com
Sorry to wake this year-old post back up, but I've seen references in various postings to the tie rod end boots from Energy Suspension as well as some boots that could work on Ebay from a seller by the name of polyboots out of Bulgaria. Both sources may work, but I've been unable to confirm the actual dimensions that are needed for the tie rod ends or the part numbers for any of the sources.
Understood that the image 95993Cabrio posted above indicates hole sizes of 25mm and 11mm with a height of 22.5mm. Are these approximate (closest standard size the www.balljoints.co.uk supplier had in stock), or actual dimensions I should be looking for?
Sorry to wake this year-old post back up, but I've seen references in various postings to the tie rod end boots from Energy Suspension as well as some boots that could work on Ebay from a seller by the name of polyboots out of Bulgaria. Both sources may work, but I've been unable to confirm the actual dimensions that are needed for the tie rod ends or the part numbers for any of the sources.
Understood that the image 95993Cabrio posted above indicates hole sizes of 25mm and 11mm with a height of 22.5mm. Are these approximate (closest standard size the www.balljoints.co.uk supplier had in stock), or actual dimensions I should be looking for?
That was probably my post referencing Polyboots as found on eBay, and shipped from Bulgaria... Everyone needs a set of, digital vernier calipers, that can switch back and forth from US to metric, at the Press of a button.
Yep nine9six, the reference to the polyboots seller on Ebay was in fact one of your many helpful posts (not being facetious). Calipers are a regularly used tool in my house (and are usually accompanied by my wife's rolling eyes), but was hoping to order the boots before I took it apart so I don't have to either do it twice, or leave it apart and wait for things to arrive. Though if any of that white stuff falls from the sky, it may not get driven anyhow. I'm pretty confident I could get the larger OD measurement and perhaps the spacing without taking things apart, but I'm thinking it needs to be dismantled to measure the shaft diameter.
Of course, the alternative would be to just replace the whole tie rod end, but they feel solid so I'm inclined to just lube and replace the boot.
11-12-2017, 01:10 AM
Tie rod end bearing boot replacement
