On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 12:19:31 AM UTC-4, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:00:26 -0500, delvon daily
wrote:

2008 Lexus Rx 350 150k miles
https://ibb.co/Z8RW7bZ

The mechanics who did my oil change found that the rack and pinion boot of
my car was torn and recommended to replace it.

They said it'll cost $1,500 to replace the steering.

That is a lot of money. What's the blue book on the car? (not that I
object to spending more than the blue book when necessary and if one
likes the car, but it's still a measure of something.

I don't feel any problem with steerings.

Did you get a look at how torn it is?

Did he suggest the possibllity of the kind of boot that doesn't require
removing parts?

Here's an examplle:
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/PCQ1...BEgJQ vvD_BwE
Under $10 plus labor: 30 or 60 minutes.

That's just a regular boot that requires removing the tie rod end. I've
never seen a rack boot that doesn't.






https://www.google.com/search?client...ck+pinion+boot
Here's more on the topic. If you're lucky, there's some discussion too.
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They make boots for CV joings that go on without removing anything,
also. I did that once, myself. I didn't do a great job but they are
fillled with grease.

I've never attempted to use one, for that reason. I wouldn't trust a split
boot that glues together and doubt it will last very long. Especially for
a rack boot, where doing it the right way is much less involved than doing
a CV boot.







I dont' think a steering boot is filled with
grease, is it? If not, it should be much easier. It's just to keep
stones from hitting the polished rod? So it doesn't have to hold in
the grease, right????

That's right, it's just to keep dirt out.