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markley02 · 06-11-2007, 08:53 AM

When I pulled my tie rod ends off of the spindle the grease came out of the boot, but the boot did not rip. How do I refill them? Can I just pull the boot off of the tie rod? Will I destroy the boots getting them off? Can I just leave them as is with just a little bit of grease that is left in them? On the side of my lithium grease container it says to remove all the old grease first incase they are not compadable, is that true?

RayArroyo · 06-11-2007, 10:16 AM

markley the problem of opening them up and resealing them is the fact that you may not be able to seal them back as good and they may pop opened.

i would replace the ends. they are about 35.00

and yes some greases are not compatible with each others and mixing the 2 may effect the viscosity

markley02 · 06-11-2007, 10:36 AM

ok, so I am cheap. $35 each and then I will need an alignment. What if I just put them back on the car and wait until they go bad? Will I notice steering problems when they go, or can the whole ball pop out of the joint thus me having no steering?

RayArroyo · 06-11-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by markley02

ok, so I am cheap. $35 each and then I will need an alignment. What if I just put them back on the car and wait until they go bad? Will I notice steering problems when they go, or can the whole ball pop out of the joint thus me having no steering?

i would put them back on, the ball wont just fly off lol you will notice it get noisy when they break.

CleanNeon98 · 06-11-2007, 07:30 PM

speaking of tie rods, im waitin to replace mine as well

ThePrimerSuspect · 06-11-2007, 10:07 PM

you will probably get another 5-6k miles out of them with no grease in them and normal driving. but still replace them ASAP just to be safe.

06-11-2007, 08:53 AM	#1
markley02 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mommy and Daddy’s House Member #390 My Ride: 05 Honda Odessey iTrader: (0)	Tie rod end questions When I pulled my tie rod ends off of the spindle the grease came out of the boot, but the boot did not rip. How do I refill them? Can I just pull the boot off of the tie rod? Will I destroy the boots getting them off? Can I just leave them as is with just a little bit of grease that is left in them? On the side of my lithium grease container it says to remove all the old grease first incase they are not compadable, is that true? __________________ Pwned Dumb ass for not changing my password. I lied about everything. All of it. I owned some great cars because my ex wife dedicated her life to me. I treated her like total sh, because my dk was more important in a back door than she was! She divorced me, and I deserved it! I am into drugs and Motorcycles, guns and especially my bff Brandon To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. and girls that look just like my mother Pronouns: they, them. hyper-sexual narcissist. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-11-2007, 10:16 AM	#2
RayArroyo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ALBANY/PHILLY Member #205 My Ride: GTR/RSTI/MDX Sport iTrader: (3)	markley the problem of opening them up and resealing them is the fact that you may not be able to seal them back as good and they may pop opened. i would replace the ends. they are about 35.00 and yes some greases are not compatible with each others and mixing the 2 may effect the viscosity __________________ formerly ray@turbotek

06-11-2007, 10:36 AM	#3
markley02 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mommy and Daddy’s House Member #390 My Ride: 05 Honda Odessey iTrader: (0)	ok, so I am cheap. $35 each and then I will need an alignment. What if I just put them back on the car and wait until they go bad? Will I notice steering problems when they go, or can the whole ball pop out of the joint thus me having no steering? __________________ Pwned Dumb ass for not changing my password. I lied about everything. All of it. I owned some great cars because my ex wife dedicated her life to me. I treated her like total sh, because my dk was more important in a back door than she was! She divorced me, and I deserved it! I am into drugs and Motorcycles, guns and especially my bff Brandon To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. and girls that look just like my mother Pronouns: they, them. hyper-sexual narcissist. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-11-2007, 07:30 PM	#5
CleanNeon98 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #2029 My Ride: "Honey Badger" Turbo Miata iTrader: (8)	speaking of tie rods, im waitin to replace mine as well __________________ 2004 MAZDASPEED MX-5 : 328whp / 308wtq / 2500lbs 2012 Toyota Prius 2 : Daily Driver

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06-11-2007, 10:07 PM	#6
ThePrimerSuspect Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: philly Member #1241 iTrader: (0)	you will probably get another 5-6k miles out of them with no grease in them and normal driving. but still replace them ASAP just to be safe.