Hmmm when I did mine for the ones with the CV in the way, I had the bottom ball popped, and took the tie rod off, loosen top strut holder under hood on strut tower some for play and moved it over, pressed the boot in, and cleared it.
JD a.k.a Fingers
"Don't Panic"
'98 Contour GL 2.0L VCT ATX 88k
'98 Contour LX 2.5L MTX 120k
Street racing can kill
just less of a chance with a 2.0
