i have a 2003 civic with a macpherson strut in the front

when i was installing my coilovers, i used the fork tool from kragen to pop out the tie rod end from the old shock

i don't think i tear anything but i pushed the inner rubber piece up. now the inner part is stuck upward. a lot of grease came out

how do i replace the rubber piece? they sell the rubber piece for like $2.50 and the whole tie rod end for like $50. i want to save the money since i still need $$ for alignment

do i need to remove the tie rod from the car. use a press machine to press out the old rubber piece and press in a new one?

how do i do this??

this is how it looks like now, as u can see, the inner part is no where touch the shock like how its suppose to




Modified by usafstud at 11:58 PM 5/2/2004

 

this is how its suppose to look

u notice how the inner rubber piece is touching the coilover arm(thing)




Modified by usafstud at 1:23 AM 5/3/2004

 

Try fixing your pics first then post this in the civic forum, you'll get more responce in there.