Are steering rack boots airtight?

atalarico

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Hey all, I just changed out my OTRE and ITR's. I noticed quite a bit of gunk inside the boot that goes around the inner tie rod, and it didn't seem to be ps fluid.

I replaced one of the boots because it was torn (I taped it closed when I noticed it a while ago), and I finally got a proper banding kit.

So I put some steel bands on there and I noticed if you squeeze the boots there's air that comes out. To me that means they're not sealed, but I made sure they were seated properly.

Any ideas?
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