atle

hey guys, friend of mine has a 1998 Civic DX 4 door. i noticed he has a boot that is ripped. i'm trying to find the name of this part, (it's not the CV joint). it has a ball joint that is pretty wobbly towards the wheel side. you can see from the picture there's a pretty bad rip in the boot.

any help appreciated. thanks.

rick_rabies

tie rod
you circled both inner and outer tie rod. that nut untightens and unscrews inner from outer. and the boots always rip use a dif clamp

atle

cool, thanks Rick. another question... both ball joints on the tie-rods are pretty wobbly, from what i understand i should not even be able to move that at all with my hand right? so looks like i will have to change out both the inner and outter tie rods...

rick_rabies

if they wobble yeah replace them. its really easy to replace yourself too. but do both sides at the same time. ebay $30. GL

Red_Army

you shouldn't need to.
but new balljoints would be good.

atle

ok, i'll definitely replace the ball joints for the outter tie rods. but is the inner tie rod boot sold as one piece? there should be grease inside the boot correct?

rick_rabies

yes there should be grease on the inside
you can buy the inner tie rods with and without boots.
ebay i paid like $150 for upper control arms/ new ball joints and inner/outer tie rods
it made my car so much better after i put that stuff on

atle

awesome, thanks