I have owned my 1992 Civic DX for about 2 yrs & somewhere in the 1st yr
I noticed that the boots which cover the inner steering tie rod joints
were shot (but there was grease in the joints). I now feel that I'd
better get the steering fixed. The tie rods with attached boots are not
extremely expensive. There are also little clip/bushing devices that
are part of these joints and presumably these will be needed. But
before I talk to a mechanic about this, in your experiences will the
rack ends be OK? Or if a mechanic tells me that I need a whole new
steering unit, will he be likely telling the truth?

Dail Singleton