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W163 upper ball joint boots

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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 07:44 AM
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W163 upper ball joint boots

I have 2000 ML270 CDI (W163), I think almost of parts are same as ML270 except engine. Recently I found clacks on all four upper control arm ball joint boots (dust cover).
I do not want replace all upper control arm assembly. Anybody knows if I could get dustcover only? Or any other boots that can be replace ML's dust cover.
Thank you for your help.
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 04:42 AM
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They are out there but the BJ's on the upper arms are peened on. Do a Google search for "ball joint dust boot".

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...diyprod5-b2c15
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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Thank you Maj. Dundee for your comment. I did Google search, but I was not able to find any dust boot that is specified for W163. I think I have to measure the upper and bottom sizes of ball joint and find a boot that has similar size.
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