Replacement TRE dust boots?

T3hk1w1

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Houston

• Jul 19, 2009

• #1

I pulled a V8 ZJ tie rod from the JY today, and found after I got home that there was a large chunk of the dust boot missing from the solid end of the tie rod.
Has anyone tried these replacement TRE dust boots? Do they work?

http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/tie_r.html

 

Last edited: Jul 19, 2009

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Timber

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Slohio

• Jul 19, 2009

• #2

Yes, they're fine. Just make sure to get them seated well at the base.

 

T3hk1w1

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Houston

• Jul 19, 2009

• #3

Ok, got a dumb question now.

How do you remove the original boot? It's fitted on pretty tightly and I don't want to damage the TRE

 

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tommyr

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chicago

• Jul 19, 2009

• #4

Pry at the bottom with a screwdriver. . The bottom of the boot is like a washer all enclosed in the rubber. Pry up beneath the rubber going around in a circle , eventually it will work itself loose. The TRE's are tough, I don't think you will ruin it.

 

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Joecam18

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Pittsburgh

• Jan 24, 2016

• #5

bump for a more detailed explanation on how to remove the boot!

 

ehall

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Southern Maryland

• Jan 24, 2016

• #6

Dorman has replacement boots in their Help! line.

Remove the old one with a knife or needlenose or whatever. Clean the TRE really well with mineral spirits and let dry. Put some superglue around the lip of the replacement boot and seat it on the TRE. Then use a zip tie to lock it in place (the superglue will fail eventually).

 

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Joecam18

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Pittsburgh

• Jan 25, 2016

• #7

ehall said:

Dorman has replacement boots in their Help! line.

Remove the old one with a knife or needlenose or whatever. Clean the TRE really well with mineral spirits and let dry. Put some superglue around the lip of the replacement boot and seat it on the TRE. Then use a zip tie to lock it in place (the superglue will fail eventually).

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thanks!!

 

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CarbonXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

columbia

• Jan 25, 2016

• #8

I am running some Poly replacement boots I got from Summit. They have held up and kept the TREs sealed for over year now. They are sized differently for specific TREs, so you must know your size to order. But they are more expensive than rubber replacements, I happened to have a gift card with a small balance and tried them out.