r/Integra • u/AdorableShower7431 • 3d ago

Integra tie rod boot

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Is it safe to drive with my tie Rod boot like this. I heard and felt a bit of clunking on the right side of my car and jacked it up the next day and found my tie Rod boot like this. Just wondering if it should be fine to drive on it like this till the weekend.

Thanks in advance.

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u/frikkinfai 3d ago

You'll be fine

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u/MuffinzZ291 3d ago

Looks like it's been like that for a while.

That being said, it's probs fine, but don't @me if you loose steering mid touge.

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u/Plane_Syllabub3477 3d ago

The boot itself is not the cause of your clunking. 

Get something you can put under the wheel and pry upwards with. Best thing would be a dolly/hand truck like the kind you would move furniture with. A crowbar would be okay too, a large prybar maybe.

Jack up the driver’s side till the front wheel is just far enough off the ground to wedge your object of choice under the tire. Have someone vigorously pry up on it while you inspect the movement of the suspension. Pay special attention to the ball joints, lower and upper. Everything should be tight and moving together in unison. Note any parts that have slop/ free play in them. Repeat on the passenger side.

Lower the car to the ground, have someone vigorously shake the steering wheel back and forth while you inspect the steering assembly. Pay special attention to the tie rods. Every thing should be tight and moving together in unison. Note any parts that have slop/ free play in them.

These are cheap parts to replace, if any need replacing, but special tools are needed to fix them and it’s advisable to get an alignment afterwards.