a friend of mine had a mechanic tell her that her steering rack boot needs to be replaced. where exactly is this? is it an easy fix?

 

you don't just change out the boot on those. It's not that easy of a fix. the seals inside of the power steering rack are bad and that's allowing fluid to run out from behind the boot. the boot is just there for dust and such. A CV Joint is completly different, you can change those out. So to answer your question get a new powersteering rack.

 

there is no power steering- it's a usdm crx si

 

they still have boots even if it doesn't have power steering. it still has a rack and pinion.
part# for the boots are rack side 53537-sh3-j00 $18.60
for the pinion side 53537-sh3-000 $18.60
don't pay more than that for the boots.

 

thanks- is it a hard fix- i mean, should we pay someone to do the work?

 

Judonoh is talking out of the rear. Non power racks have grease inside, but it NEVER leaks out. What the boots you are talking about do is cover the inner ball joints from debris. Go pep boys get them and be done with it. BTW they are easy to change, dont pay for that to be done. If you are not too mech. inclined go get a Haynes.

 

yea i have this problem too ... but how to replace it i dont knoe?
can you just replace the boot it self? or do i have to replace the
whole steering rack thing-a-mag? its leaking grease and the
whole boot has slipped off ...TIA

 

Hi,
I just did mine last week. It's not that hard but it is a PITA.
You need to break the tie rod end ball joints and slip the new
boots over the inner tie rod ends. make sure you pack the boots with grease
fist though. Then get an alingment done.
Hope that helps.

Guy