03-04-2013, 01:55 PM
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Missing lower ball joint boot
The mechanic told me that the joint is still fine, but they want to replace the joint before there is a problem. I know that replacement CV boots start at $5, but I cannot find any ball joint boots for this car.
Ah, the ball joint is also called the tie rod end. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=426038_0_0_
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03-04-2013, 10:37 PM
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Can someone with an account on Instructables share this? This guy is a high school auto repair teacher and he suggested using fuel line hose, but I could not find any for less than the actual part!
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03-15-2013, 04:53 AM
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I've gotten ball joint boots from the dealer.
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03-15-2013, 01:23 PM
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I browsed a bit and couldn't find anything for Subaru ones.
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03-17-2013, 01:02 AM
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I do not know if any of you in this thread read my other one about my friend's car. I kind of felt that the participants grew tired of her and wandered away.
Sometimes I feel like doing the same.
Anyway, looking on Ford's site I found "Suspension Lower Ball Joint" for fifty or seventy-five dollars. I guess that I could order that and throw away everything but the boot, but I would rather take my chances with Autozone.
I guess that it depends on the car, though. A genuine Ford one would undoubtedly cost more, but I would still pay for it.
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03-17-2013, 07:19 AM
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Well the knot way to put a new boot on would be to take the joint apart, at that point you've already paid 75% of the labor cost, my opinion is do a new joint that has a boot. Just replaced both my front lowers for $30 a side part cost.
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03-19-2013, 05:01 PM
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That is the argument with the CV joints, too, if you replace the boots\joints\whatever, you might as well replace the half axles.
Is "half shaft" a more correct term?
Since I would be purchasing the part and doing the labor for someone else, I think that I would just go for the Autozone kit, but I am really busy with school and she and I are not really talking now.
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