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Old 09-21-2010, 01:07 PM   #1
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Default Replacing ball joint/tie rod end dust boots

When I was removing the front suspension from my FC, the front wheels flopped over to about 45º positive camber due to lack of support at the top of the struts. This caused the dust boots on the tie rod ends and ball joints to tear.

The torn boots didn't see any road use, so I expect the joints should be undamaged. Today I popped off the boots and inspected the joints themselves. The grease was still in place, and once I wiped it off I saw no rust or other damage and there's no play in any of the joints.

Could I get away with just replacing the dust boots and grease? I noticed last time I was at O'Reilly's that they sell the dust boots individually, does anyone happen to know the size of the boots off hand? Mine are kind of smashed so getting measurements will be kind of hard.
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