From: arlen_holder@newmachines.com   
      
   How long have you gone with a badly torn rubber boot in a rack and pinion   
   steering arm?   
      
   Please don't tell me it's dangerous, nor that it has to be replaced, nor   
   that you can do it yourself, nor that it will last only a day, etc.   
      
   My problem set is that I told someone they need to replace that badly torn   
   boot I found by looking, and they don't have the money or skills, so   
   they're gonna live with it (residential roads, California weather, which is   
   to say rain for three months and nothing but clean sunshine for the rest of   
   the year).   
      
   If you have never driven with a torn steering boot in a typical Japanese   
   sedan, then you won't be able to answer the question, as I can't answer it   
   either.   
      
   They asked me how long it would take before it fails, and I told them they   
   don't want to have it fail, but I'm stuck with what is so that's why I ask.   
      
   Again, if you've never driven with a torn boot, you can't possibly know the   
   answer to the question (unless you know of someone who did).   
      
   In that case, how long did the person drive before the link eventually   
   failed?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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