Replacing Steering Rack Boot

[RB25DETC33]

I am currently in the process of readying my car for a roadworthy and one of the things I needed to change were the steering rack boots.

Bought the replacement items from super cheap auto.

Here is a quick and easy guide of how i replaced mine.

TIME:

Around 25 mins per boot

TOOLS NEEDED:

1 X Car Jack with Tyre Iron

2 X Shifters

2 X SRB-033 Boots

1 x Wire Cutters

1 x Pliers (Possibly depending on how your current boots are secured to the steering rack)

GUIDE:

The car I did this too was my C33 laurel.

1. The first and most obvious step is to jack the car up and remove the wheel.

2. Before you start undoing anything place a mark on steering arm above the thread and from this mark count how many threads there are between the end of the thread and the nut. (There were 12 on mine, each car is different)

3. Crack the nut on the steering arm by turning it clockwise. Using your 2 shifters.

4. Once the nut is cracked you should be able to turn the whole rod in a clockwise direction to undo the rod from the ball joint.

5. When you have done this you should have the steering arm in two pieces like so.

Here is what my old boot looked like.

Note the metal wire securing my boot. This may be a zip tie on your car so it may be easier to remove.

6. Once you have taken off the wire / zip tie holding your boot in place, you will need to remove the locking nut you loosened earlier and then slide the remains of your old bot off.

7. Fit your new boot onto the rack, but don't secure it. You need to be able to turn the arm in order to put everything back together.

The new boot looks slightly longer than the old one.

8. Put the lock nut back on and then re-join the steering arm and the ball join arm. Find your mark and then screw the nut to the number of threads you counted earlier, but do an extra half a turn so that when the ball joint arm touches the nut you can do that extra half a turn back to tighten it.

9. Once everything is tightened up all that remains is to secure the boot with zip ties.

Hope this helps.