What is this part? Tie rod? Pics included

This arm has a torn boot. This is a 5 lug RWD Taco. I looked at the online parts catalogs to ID this part and boot but could not find anything with a boot like this.

What is this arm? How hard is the replacement of the boot?

Thanks!

 

Looks like inner tie rod/boot.

 

This is correct, may also be called a steering rack boot.

 

Please; thoroughly inspect your truck and ensure you're not driving a death trap.

That rust is scary looking

 

You can see right here it's still black on the inside ... heeeeesssss ffffiiiiiinnnnneeee

Kidding. Totally kidding, @Kwikvette is right... inspect your spring perches especially

 

Love watching the Californians freak out over rust LOL!!

 

Keeps us up at night

 

Is that redish-brown not the native frame color?

But yeah, that's the steering rack boot, and if the boot is torn, there's a fair likelihood that dirt and grit has been getting inside the steering rack, so that may need to be rebuilt/replaced.

Also rust....

 

Does rust not have the same chemical reaction to metal in IL as it does here?

 

No it doesn't. My truck is perfectly fine.

 

Its especially funny when they freak out over some surface rust on a new truck and claim they are going to call Toyota corporate

 

Mine is too, I worry about everyone else's Tacoma. Go finish painting your skids, preferably with rust inhibitors

 

Done bitches.

 

Its structural and is a form of loctite here. It also identifies the parts that are non essential and sheds them off the vehicle, like backing plates, rockers, spring perches etc.

 

Those little bottles of loctite are expensive. You must save so much money!

 

Hilarious....appreciate the laugh

 

It's a tough economy, every dollar saved helps!

 

Loctite is cheap one bottle lasts years .

It is the case of Never Seize every month that gets expensive.