anon7 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The steering rack Boots on my '97 de-Dion car have, putting it mildly, seen better days. Could anyone tell me what they're from or even better a part number for them? Cheers Shaggers It`s not yours,it`s............. R7 NOW Well actually it's not ours anymore, it's MINE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickh7 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Use CC as they are handed I've just done mine very easy (if you get them on the right side 😳) Will we see you at Stoneleigh ? Nick h Its Yellow And Black and Makes me 😬here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon7 Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 Handed ? You live and learn..... Don't think I'll be able to make Stoneleigh due to a year full of other commitments. But if I can free up the time, who knows? Nice to hear from ya Nick, sure we'll catch up again sometime. Are drive shaft boots as easy ? Shaggers It`s not yours,it`s............. R7 NOW Well actually it's not ours anymore, it's MINE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickh7 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Yes as long as you remember they are handed - one is bigger than the other, plenty of lube helped I know someone is going make a Swiss Tony remark "Changing a steering rack boot is a lot like making love to etc Its Yellow And Black and Makes me 😬here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Just done mine, £7.50 from CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfourth Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Can someone give a rough guide what bits need pulling off to change a rubber. As i may have one to change The happy handle made me do it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted March 31, 2007 Area Representative Share Posted March 31, 2007 Did this last weekend on the 'Bird. Undo the trackrod end and use a ball joint spiltter to separate the joint. Jack the car, remove wheel for better access and to allow the hub to move easily to one side Undo the lock securing the trackrod end to the steering rack. Count the number of turns you wind the trackrod end off the steering rack arm to save you having the tracking reset back up after the event! Remove the locking nut too. Snip the two cable ties on either end of the old gaiter and pull it off the rack. Re-assemble in the reverse order. It might help to smear a little bit of grease on the gaiter inside faces to help it slide along the rack arm. It may also help to roll the large end of the gaiter back on itself prior to putting on the car to help it roll over the steering rack mount. Whole job shouldn't take more than 30-45 minutes unless you have problem getting the trackrod ball joint spilt. HTH Nick Now the Orange HPC - A 2.0 VX - 😬 Edited by - Nick Chan on 31 Mar 2007 10:07:25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfourth Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Excellent jobs a racer hard part will be counting the turns to get the ball joint off :) The happy handle made me do it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 You don't need to split the ball joint, you can unscrew the track rod from it without splitting it, just need to snip the cable tie on the boot so the track rod can turn freely. Reg Marjason Silver 1800 K-series Roadsport C7 SEV www.marjason.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Wow - a two year time warp Who knows where the time goes !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 But buy another spare set now - you'll be spotting the same tell-tale cracks in the new ones this time next year . . . I've never had a car where I've fitted so many replacement rubber parts! I've got a feeling the boots are similar to Talbot Sunbeam ones - but as that isn't exactly a current production car, decent quality spares might be "interesting" to get hold of, so would probably suffer the same problems. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 It's a job worth doing as it is an MOT failure item. How do I know ?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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