What part should I replace?
My wife's car is clanking pretty bad when she turns so I checked the cv axle and it's ok but the upper tie rod boot is leaking. I jacked the car up an wiggled it around there's some play but not a lot. My mother inlaw took it to a mechanic and they didn't really know what was. They said the r&p is ok but i don't know what else could be wrong then other than the ball joint. Also the car doesn't steer funny other than its out of align and can't be aligned because of the problem. Her car is a 2003 Honda Pilot.
Here's a pic of the leak. Its right where the tie rods meets the R&P 
It's either a CV joint or a sway bar end link. Take it to another mechanic, anyone that's really a mechanic should be able to figure this out in 5 minutes.
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