Don't grease your brake rotors!!!

[Tony94]

You don't do that, do you? Are you sure?? The backing plate on my '94 is non-existent where it really should be: right next to the ball joint grease cup. On my car, they are torn/split and grease flows out of them freely. Guess where it could land? On the brake rotor! I have never greased my rotors inadvertently because I know to check a grease job (something a manual will never tell you, something "quickylube" technician doesn't know). I put paper towels in between the ball joint and rotor before I lube the lower ball joint and squeeze out excess grease onto the towels.

I have searched for replacement boots, but they are not available as far as I can tell (they are proprietary to the ball joint manufacturer apparently). Replace ball joints for torn boots rather than do the preceding? Not me!

[sandrock]

I've used both the HELP dustboot and the Energy Suspension urethane boots. Even steering tierod ends that are new now have slip-on boots instead of them being integrated.

[Tony94]

I've used both the HELP dustboot and the Energy Suspension urethane boots. Even steering tierod ends that are new now have slip-on boots instead of them being integrated.

That's would be good info if it was relevant: Tie rod ends are not ball joints.

[wjcollier07]

There's absolutely no reason to be an ass about something trivial...especially in a nearly useless obvious topic.

Most of us are quite aware the difference between a *dang* tie rod and a ball joint.

Boots are available as far as I know, but you'll obviously need to get the knuckle off the joint first.

[willwren]

User banned, issue closed.