Energy Suspension Ball Joint Boots
03-30-2007, 08:33 AM
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Energy Suspension Ball Joint Boots
This is probably a reall dumb question, but I'm almost done installing all the bushings in the ES master kit, but I have a few pieces left. I have the front and rear shock bushings, the ball joint boots, and the tie rod end boots. Do I just rip off the old boots and regrease them? Can I reuse the clip that I need to take off? What tool do I use to remove the boot? And where exactly am I placing the shock bushings? I lost my instructions, and ES's website doesn't have a PDF on these parts.
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Re: Energy Suspension Ball Joint Boots (O RLY)
If I might make a suggestion just take the ball joint and the tie rod boots and toss them in the trash. I have run them on my 93 and have had to replace the outer tie rods every other year due to the boots not staying tight on the rod ends and let dirt in. If you have your hart set on using them just pull the wire clip off that holds the rubber boot on. I found the new boots to be to thick and stiff to reuse the wire clip.Grease the ball joint/tie rod fill the new boot with grease and slide into place.
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Re: Energy Suspension Ball Joint Boots (instructor74)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instructor74 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If I might make a suggestion just take the ball joint and the tie rod boots and toss them in the trash. I have run them on my 93 and have had to replace the outer tie rods every other year due to the boots not staying tight on the rod ends and let dirt in. If you have your hart set on using them just pull the wire clip off that holds the rubber boot on. I found the new boots to be to thick and stiff to reuse the wire clip.Grease the ball joint/tie rod fill the new boot with grease and slide into place. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I felt the same way on these. They just don't seem secure from dust and debris and you would think ES would include some type of clip with each boot. What about the shock bushings? Where do they go?
I felt the same way on these. They just don't seem secure from dust and debris and you would think ES would include some type of clip with each boot. What about the shock bushings? Where do they go?
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Re: Energy Suspension Ball Joint Boots (O RLY)
The shock bushings go in the top hats. You have to take the shock out of the car compress the spring and remove the top hat. There will be a rubber bushing in the top and bottom of that hat.Pull them out and change them with the bushings from the polly kit, reassembly is the reverse of removal
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