03CL55AMG Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) I pulled the steering gearbox off to rebuild it while my engine is out and I damaged the rubber boot that the pitman arm attaches to on the center link...is this a bad problem or is this a sealed unit and that is a dust cover..any thoughts ? Edited December 20, 2012 by 03CL55AMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliber308 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) I pulled the steering gearbox off to rebuild it while my engine is out and I damaged the rubber boot that the pitman arm attaches to on the center link...is this a bad problem or is this a sealed unit and that is a dust cover..any thoughts ? The rubber boot only protects the joint from dust and dirt as there is no Zerk fitting to re-grease it. You can replace the dust boot by removing the nut and Idler arm from the Center link to install a new one. (Torque the nut to 33 ft.lbs.) Part no. MB076000 Dust Cover. Appox. $8.16 from your online Mitsubishi Dealer. Bill Edited December 20, 2012 by Caliber308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03CL55AMG Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Thanks Bill, and nice of you to inclued the part # Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliber308 Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks Bill, and nice of you to inclued the part # Your welcome Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 You can drill for a zerk fitting on the center link and save it, the left side rotates, the right side is a ball. You will drill some into the cylinder that is what rotates in the pocket on the left side so you can get a fitting installed as the center link is pretty thin but at least now you can grease it and it should have been done that way when it was new but they were too cheap to do it. It will make the steering easier too btw, those two old pivot points are dried up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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