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Can someone assist me in assessing my steering linkage? 444-544

posted by  jnshk on  Thu Jan 4 14:31 CST 2007
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I'm getting ready to order a bunch of parts (springs and bushings) to overhaul my suspension, and I want to go ahead and get any steering parts that might need replaced as well.

There is no play in the steering linkage except a little bit resulting from what appears to be a worn bushing (highlighted in red in the pictures below). Can anyone tell me what the name of this bushing is (and possibly where to find a new one)?

The ball joints themselves appear to be in good shape, however all of the dust boots on the ball joints are completely shot. Is there somewhere that I can purchase new dust boots individually?

Also, the two inner joints appear to be different than the outer ball joints, are they just ball joints or some sort of cylindrical bearing? One of them is tilted at a bit of an angle (highlighted in green), which doesn't seem good, but I assume that if it is just a ball joint then it can be rotated slightly to line it up properly. If they are not just ball joints, then what exactly are they and where should I look to find replacements?






Thanks in advance for any advice that you can give me.






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