merckx Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Has anyone replaced the rubber boot on their control arm ball joint. Looks like someone has replaced them before, there's some wire fastened round the top end which doesn't look stock and the wire's gone where the balljoint goes into the hub. Most of the grease has come out aswell, also a small tear in the rubber. Can the boot be successfully replaced with a good one or should I be buying a new control arm which is what I'm thinking, they aren't cheap though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 not sure, but a control-arm group-buy is possibly in the works: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=42637 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weinelm Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 I think they come from Toyota like that with the wire locking. The parts catalogue only lists the complete arm, not the boot - which is a bit of a pain really. I can't see why the boots shouldn't be replaceable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Yeah, would've been interested but cannot wait with the longer delivery time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 I think they come from Toyota like that with the wire locking. The parts catalogue only lists the complete arm, not the boot - which is a bit of a pain really. I can't see why the boots shouldn't be replaceable! You would think so, almost £200 when you've only got a small cut in the boot with the wire clip missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Resurrecting an old thread here! Does anybody know if you can change the rubber boot that covers the ball joint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jtt97 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Resurrecting an old thread here! Does anybody know if you can change the rubber boot that covers the ball joint? Can't be done as far as I know. You have to replace the whole arm. I tried to patch a tear in one of the boots and was unsucessfull. Eventually had to just replace the whole arm. That is the only way toyota sells it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) I think it is possible. I bought a new control arm to get my car through the mot and I kept the old one so I could see if it was possible to replace just the boot in the future. I've just had a look of it again, the boot has actually got a part number on it. 43324-22050 - C A6 It's not listed on the epc but a member on here was asking about this particular part number four years ago. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb//showpost.php?p=647962&postcount=1 So this confirms that we both have the same boot fitted, the reason I mention this is if you do a search for the part number on Google it comes up as being a Nissan part. Edited October 15, 2009 by merckx (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.