[Otter74]

Great to know. Do you have any knowledge of how well that seal ring works?

I popped under the car for a few minutes before leaving for work this morning and pulled the boot back far enough to briefly set eyes on the bushing/sleeve, which had gone for a walk and was hanging out by the inner tie rod. This evening I'll try to fish it down the rack and see if it's in one piece.

If it is, I don't see why I can't keep it and replace seal rings as needed and the star nut. Thoughts? If I have to have one machined, I suppose it doesn't have to be exactly like original as long as critical dimensions are there.

Can the inner (Turbo) tie rod be removed (and reinstalled with correct torque) without removing the rack? I assume so but don't know what tools needed to do right. I don't want to make more work for myself than necessary so if I can remove tie rod, pull sleeve, put new rings on and new star nut and be done that would be awesome. Don't know how realistic that is.