Re: Ball Joint Boot Replace?

Chuck,
If your aim is to replace the rubber gaiters, don't remove the ball
joint from the steering arm.

You need to back off the locknut  and then unscrew the track rod from
the ball joint, leaving the latter attached to the hub carrier.
Then the gaiter will come clear off the track rod.
If you only slacken the lock nut a couple of flats, and then measure
how many turns to remove it, you can get everything back to the same
settings and won't need to re-adjust the wheel alignment

Guy