# LBJ Rubber Boot Dry Rotted, Bushing Bad?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lbj-rubber-boot-dry-rotted-bushing-bad/201414>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** odyssey, honda\
**Created:** [August 10, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lbj-rubber-boot-dry-rotted-bushing-bad/201414 "2025-08-10T22:25:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![YoshiMoshi3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@YoshiMoshi3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YoshiMoshi3)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lbj-rubber-boot-dry-rotted-bushing-bad/201414/21 "2025-08-17T19:21:35Z")

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Is that level of rust on the knuckles normal? Looks like it might be bare unpainted uncoated metal from Honda?

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**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lbj-rubber-boot-dry-rotted-bushing-bad/201414/22 "2025-08-17T22:39:20Z")

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> [@db4690](#):
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> Man, I haven’t heard the term “busticated” in several years
> 
> 🤣

Reminds me of a “Bo Dietlism”!

“I arrestatated him and brought him on on possession”

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lbj-rubber-boot-dry-rotted-bushing-bad/201414/23 "2025-08-17T23:20:46Z")

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It’s laziness, period

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lbj-rubber-boot-dry-rotted-bushing-bad/201414/24 "2025-08-18T00:13:10Z")

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Steering knuckles are usually painted when new.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/f/3f4acb0fcbfdc0f800b6ebd69808301149958715.jpeg)

But the paint doesn’t last long due to the environment they’re exposed to.

But it really doesn’t matter. The rest of the car would rust away before the steering knuckles would.

Tester

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