Symptoms are creaking noises while steering. There was a TSB on these items. Apparently they are to be replaced with shorter (1.5mm) linkrods. You can tell by looking at the rods. New rods have an engraved line on the rod about 15mm from one end. The line wraps around the circumference of the rod. The old rods do not have this line.
For a short term fix, just remove the link rod (2 17mm nuts), remove the spring clip from around the boot, clean and pack with grease, reinstall all parts except for the nuts. They should be replaced with new ones for safety reasons.
