i noticed that my passenger side steering rack boot was torn from the clamp area, and was wondering if it was replaceable. i would hate to incur the cost of replacing the entire rack at ths juncture in time, as i am working on a single upgrade.....



louis

 

i just replaced mine. i was doing my single upgrade and i replaced it on thursday. it is really easy. i bought the part from mazda and it wasnt that expensive. took me maybe 20 minutes to do it. i also bought new grease. it cost a dollar. also the part you buy from mazda comes with everything you need to hold it in place.

 

what is involved in the replacement? is there a need to take the rack out?



thanks!!!



louis

 

no you dont need to take out the rack. you just need to take off the rim and then you just undo the rod that the dust but goes on. i wish i had a picture it would be super easy to understand what i mean. but over all it took like 10 minutes to change it out.

 

Do you mean take off the tierod end?



Or is it a split boot type thing? Like a cheap *** replacement cv joint boot kit?

 

no you have to take off the tie rod end. MAKE SURE you count the turns so you can put it back without screwing up the alignment!!!

 

Cool! Geat tip.

 

yeah turbovr6 hit it on the head.

 

Realize I am dredged up an old post here, but I was wondering how you separated the tie rod end from the hub/brake assembly. The WSM recommends an SST ("ball joint puller"), but my local Mazda dealer won't sell it to me. Will a simple gear puller or something like this: (Small Tie Rod Puller) work?