Hi there, Chasing a pr of steering boots low milage or close to new any one sitting on a pr not required pm me please many thanks Henk
I'm going to look on eBay, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NAK-Powe...997-NAK8051-/381512775621?hash=item58d3eef7c5 http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/NAK-Power-...1989-1-1994-1-8-2-0L-/361463494336?nav=SEARCH
what did you end up getting ? I got Bursons motogear boot kit #18051 today and the big end is too small 41 mm ID the kit Repco has listed for my zed is also 41mm ID
What you have is for a Z31 300ZX (41/9.5/160), while working this out for you I found other after market rack boot suppliers have the listing wrong for the Z32 also. The Z32 one is 45/9/160, ask Bursons for a Kelpro SRB-058 its 46/9/160, the 1mm on the big end shouldn't be a problem. Z32 Nissan part number 48203-10V25 (all years and models) Z31 Nissan part number 48203-05F00
Thank you so much for the information The boot I removed had no markings However I had gone to Bursons before I began the job So I was placing faith in them knowing but to be fair Repco also lists a part that is 41mm and so does oem pic You kindly posted I would have spent hours swearing trying to make it as this is first time I've tackled this job I hope this helps others too Again thanks
I have discovered on the old boot at the small end imprinted 3-10V Does this number relate to a brand anyone knows please
The VN ones are considerably different in size, no doubt you could make them "fit", hell I could make a length of bicycle tyre tube "fit". What I have seen with incorrect boots is that the point where the rubber is too much or too little, forces are not distributed evenly and failure is accelerated around these points. I hate spending money and time on car repairs, do it once do it right, use the right/best part available. Not only does it give satisfaction you get reliability and economy. But very few hEkTiC points. No disrespect BLJ this may not apply to you, some how this BS about "yeah bro I used LS1 engine mounts", "dammm bro its like you have a V8 now" at one end of the scale or at the other end trying t sound like an old hand on a wrench with experience and knowledge about work arounds WHEN there is a problem. The facts are there are no problems, get the right part, job done, save yourself some problems and some cash. Here are the details on a VN/VP rack boot, make your own decision. You will notice the VN/VP boot doesn't have the reduce bellows circumference at the arm end, this is probably for clearance.
You can also use a Burson 18000. Its a universal rack boot with stepped end sizes that you trim to suit.
This ^ nothing annoys me more when I get a car, and somebody has made something "fit". On the other hand somethings just work, this isn't made to "fit"
Universals can be OK but.. Boots are usually fitted with the steering in the central possession, now turn lock to lock and check extension and compression of the boot. Too short and it stretches the boot beyond the normal bellows extension, too long and it pushes itself inside out, it will work but usually fails before it should. The only reason to use a universal is when in a pinch, just get the right part, if you have to wait a couple of days to order it in so be it. I think mechanics use them as the vehicle is on the hoist, they can be disassembling while the part shop delivers a universal, car goes out the door = profit. There are reasons behind the issues we have with mechanics, if we are going to do the work we can do it a bit better which = profit (for us).
ConceptZperformance Nissan OEM Power Steering Rack Boot - Nissan 300ZX 90-96 Z32 Part #: 48203-10V25 Price: $US26.78 $A37.50 Description: These are the rack boots that meet the rack and the inner tie rods. Sold as 1 boot, Left and Right side are identical.
I just saw this, as much as I bang on about the right part, I would use the after market equivalent in this case for $25 a pair versus $75 for OEM + freight. But then say it was the same price difference on wheel studs, I would be happy to pay the OEM premium. It has to do with service interval, how a failure would effect you, what would be the rework. The rack boot is way cheaper, perfect fit, good quality and if some unforeseen issue arose (and there wont be) no big deal. Where as with wheel studs, you don't change them often, if they do fail it could be nasty, with OEM you have a paper trail virtually guaranteeing quality etc, where as else where you really are taking a chance, how ever small that is. (obviously this risk varies depending on supply chain.) What is the "best" part varies considerably, OEM is hard to go wrong with it just costs, there are good savings to be had knowing what is what with AM parts.
I did mine the other day, Repco universal jobbies were only $18 each so if they last a little more than half as long as OEM that's ok. That said, saving $40 isn't that much when you own a Z. Here's a local OEM source http://www.taarks.com/product_p/nis-rackboots-s13.htm $40ea
Its not just saving $40 its saving 50%, and too the contrary $40 saved 10 times is a massive thing when owning a Z. Now if the part that cost twice as much lasts half as long its more like 75%, now add the cost of redoing it, petrol time part price, wow this is getting expensive. Its the ongoing cost you are missing. You sound like a gambler saying **** it I may as well lose the lot. Hey maybe that is your thing.
Bursons and Repco were useless on the phone, Bursons don't have Kelpro brand anymore and they can't even it look up using their old Kelpro part numbers. If I went to Bursons they would probably push the universal boot at me. Repco tell me that they have so many parts that I really need a part number, but I did give them the Nissan part number and they came back with the Z31 boot dimensions. When I tried to correct them they said I must have an exotic import spec version of the 300zx Z32. Mine is NA Auspec. So checking specs of other boots for 160+mm length and 9mm/45mm end diameters was too hard for them to do on phone because people queuing up. I asked for the spec of the local Repco generic mentioned above, but that was too hard a question. VN specs quoted by Repco were much too big, must be the power steering size only. Both Bazxxx and BLJ say they fit, I want to believe but the ruler says NO. Unless they are fitting the big end on a narrow part of the neck? When I complained that I was just trying to get something that they have that also fits well, she said that it is always difficult to find parts for import turbo cars. I thought we already had that discussion 10 minutes ago.
