Steering Boots Mangled

[riruiz_88]

i went into the workshop to pickup my car as it had 80% of the rear bushes changed and they said i needed a fron wheel alignment aswell. so i said go ahead. as i come home i was admiring my bay :cool:, and i noticed that my steering boots looked abnormal. so i get under the car and this is what i see.>>

Top View
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t18/riruiz_88/DSC00184.jpg


Bottom View
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t18/riruiz_88/DSC00186.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t18/riruiz_88/DSC00185.jpg


Has this happened to anybody after a fron wheel alignment? so im gonna go back to the shop and tell them why this has happened and tell them to fix it or pay for costs for me to get fixed somewhere else. if this stays like this can this cause tears in the boots?

[dasicvtec]

Yeh thats' not very good. It will eventually cause tears in the boot which will lead to more troubles. If you are definitely sure they weren't like that when you brought them in, then by all means go back and tell them what you think !

[specialst]

the boot is simply twisted.
likely to have happened while they were adjusting ur Toe.
the boot is prolly strapped in to tightly with the zip tie n when that tie rod rotates it yeah... mangles.

[riruiz_88]

well i fixed the problem last night, followed you idea man^^. real easy to do. just snipped the zip tie, rotated the boot back to original position, and attached a new zip tie to it. thanks for all you help guys

[specialst]

nice work. glad everything is bak to the way it should be for ya.