Front strut dust boot

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    Is there a world in which a mechanic changes your front drivers-side strut and the end result looks like this?
     

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    #1 pk123, Nov 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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    If you got a photo of it looking exactly like that before you brought it in it'd be easy... But I suspect its more complicated than that. How long ago was the work done and what did the mechanic say when you showed him the photo?
     
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    This is what it looked like before I brought the car in. I don’t have a photo from before, unfortunately. Got the work done about a month ago. Noticed while rotating the tires yesterday that the old messed-up dust boot was still there. I guess what I’m asking is whether a decent mechanic would change the strut without replacing that dust boot.

    My reason for taking the car in was a creaking noise that seemed to come from the front drivers side suspension. Mechanic said it was the struts and sway bar links, but the noise didn’t go away. I wonder if it’s coming from the bearing mount.
     
    #3 pk123, Nov 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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