my dust boots on my rack and pinion are all torn. should i replace it? how hard is it to replace the inner tie rod?

 

it's not that hard just go and buy the boots from a good company like moog or perfect circle, and some clamps or zip ties. then youll need a pickle fork (for the outer tie-rod) or a good size heavy hammer. your gonna have to remove the outer tie-rod so you'll also need a 19mm wrench for the lock nut on the outer tie-rod. once the outer is off slide the old one off and put the new one in. hope this helps.

 

honda boots will work fine...
pickle forks are the devil

 

where is the 19 at? i still have no idea of how to take the tie rods out.