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Originally Posted by shelhart
When putting on my new H&R springs I tore the boot on the ball joint pretty bad on my 2002 S. The car has 48k miles on it and I looked at the cost for a new ball joint and, of course, it only comes as an entire control arm. It costs a ridiculous amount of money. Any sense on how long she'll last with the torn boot in sunny florida with no road salt?
Shel
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buy a generic boot. the boot on your ball joint is held in place by a metal ring, which can be pried off of the control arm. you can install a replacement generic boot from an auto parts store using silicone sealant and a zip tie to hold it in place. pack the ball joint with grease first.
also, see my forthcoming post (around Sunday i'll have the pictures) on how to install zerk fittings on the boxster ball joints so that they can be periodically lubricated. this will prevent the premature squeaking of which randall speaks. whatever you do, don't waste your money on a used control arm. i did this twice and both began squeaking within months.