Juhatee

I replaced my rod end swivel cover rubber parts with Energy Suspension poly parts (I think they are made from PU, ENE9-13105G) because of original parts melting at the track use by heat of brake disc.

No luck. These parts melted even faster than original. It took only 4x10 minutes to have holes in them.

Any easy and quick solution to protect these?

5280Racer

here ya go

http://www.lapponline.com/index.php?...roducts_id=218

jvp

The easiest and least expensive? Aluminum foil. It won't win you any mechanical beauty contests, but it'll work just as well as anything else you can buy. Get some zip ties and some foil, wrap the tie rod boots with foil and zip-tie it around the actual tie rod.

Replace as needed.

brkntrxn

Advance Auto sells heat foil tape. I have used it with much success.

troyguitar

I've usually used foil tape with zip ties over the top in the past, never had any problems.

USA_Z

I've wrapped mine with extra exhaust header wrap and metal zip ties I had laying around. I've had no problems with this method.

Bill Dearborn

The laponline shields work very well especially when combined with 1 inch wide header wrap. They also protect the ball joint boot. A very cheap solution is empty soup cans. Cut them to bend around the rubber portion of the tie rod, drill a hole in the end piece, remove the nut holding the tie rod to the knuckle, install the cut up can and reinstall the nut. 4 small cans of soup and you are ready to go. Just watch your fingers while cutting them.

Bill

Rx7Rob

I used header wrap and covered that with tinfoil. Held in place with zip-ties.

trackboss

I use the silicone covered heat sleeve commonly used over plumbing. I happened to have some laying around. It doesn't have to be the silicone covered one. There is a variety of hose coverings available for heat protection. Just get one with an I.D. large enough to stretch over the ball joint boot. To do this it requires disconnecting the spindle from the control arm, but it is the cleanest way of providing heat protection.

jaa1992

Soup cans - no really I've seen them used!

liquidforce917

Could someone please post a picture of a "soup can" installed. Much appreciated

NealB

yes a photo please

rmackintosh

This.....the adhesive makes it easier. Remove and replace a few times a year when starts to lose its adhesion.

Razodo

Wrap them on 3M Aluminium foil tape, like the one used on your a/c ducts. Home depot.

Also interested to see soup can technique. Post pic please.

jaa1992

I don't have a photo, but if I recall correctly - take the top and bottom off the can. Split it, wrap around the boot, use a couple of worm clamps to hold it in place.

Juhatee

This works:







Now there's no melting rubber there, now I just have to get my brakes to handle the heat..

0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

Why not just put a bump steer kit on it, and not worry about it?

Supercharged111

I used a fiberglass tape with a reflective exterior, I think it's made by 3M. Safety wired it into place as the adhesive isn't all that effective.



I did this Spring of 2013 and last I checked, it's still hanging in there. I wrapped this around new ENS boots as I'd heard they have a tendency to melt, but my stockers were split open and ENS was the only replacement I was finding.