2004 Volvo C70 Meyle tie rod ends question

brick8 · Post by **brick8** » 15 Sep 2014, 06:04

In the process of doing deferred maintenance on my "new" C70. I bought the Meyle tie rod ends from fcp and noticed that there was some grease leaking out of the boots. Is that normal? The joints on them really didn't feel much stiffer than the old tie rod ends that I removed.

Post by **regent** » 15 Sep 2014, 09:12

If you squeeze the boots and greese comes out, then the elements would be getting in and you will lose those joints in a short order. (I suppose these are the outer tierods)
Yes, the boots on these like on the lower BJs should feel pretty stout - if otherwise, they won't pass (my) inspection

Post by **jreed** » 16 Sep 2014, 05:00

I can't speak to the Meyle tie rod ends, but the Volvo blue box outer tie rods that I put in about a year ago were not leaking any grease.
I installed a pair of Meyle "HD" anti-sway bar end links about three years ago, and my memory is that they were not leaking grease either.