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Re: Steering Rack and oil vs grease

To: "Paul A. Asgeirsson" <PAsgeirsson@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: Steering Rack and oil vs grease
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 19:35:15 -0700
Cc: Toby Atwater <Toby@intri-plex.com>, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Organization: WFO Racing
References: <200010251712_MC2-B861-B26@compuserve.com>
Paul,

"...30 years..."  About ten years before Toby became himself!

"Paul A. Asgeirsson" wrote:

> Hey Toby,
>
>  I bought this car a little over 30 years ago and have kept it going as a
> daily driver ever since.  What I've put on it is only about 18K per year.
> The secret is to never sell it, just drive it.  I was thinking about
> selling it a few years ago and when my kids found out they threatened to
> NOT take care of me when I got old!  So I kept the car!
>
> Paul A
>
> FROM:   Toby Atwater, INTERNET:Toby@intri-plex.com
> TO:     "Spridgets@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail)",
> INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> DATE:   10/25/00 4:59 PM
>
> Re:     RE: Steering Rack and oil vs grease
>
>
> I need to start driving more. Try to catch up to Paul for the most millage
> on a listers vehicle.
>
> Toby
>
> 71 Toyota Land Cruiser 524k miles (oil change today)
> 69 Sprite
> 69 Midget
>
> >My main car just went to all zeros this past Sunday, now it's
> >counting past
> >600,000.  I will admit that about 10 years ago I replaced the
> >rack.  Had
> >some play in the straight ahead position!
> >
> >Paul A
> >
> >FROM:   INTERNET:froggi@cdsnet.net, INTERNET:froggi@cdsnet.net
> >TO:     "Paul A. Asgeirsson", PAsgeirsson
> >CC:     Ryan Marro, INTERNET:ryan_marro@hotmail.com
> >        Spridgets, INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> >DATE:   10/25/00 2:54 PM
> >
> >Re:     Re: Steering Rack and oil vs grease
> >
> >
> >Paul,
> >
> >It would appear that grease is definitely not the way to go.  The ultra
> >high
> >viscosity of grease is causing excessive structural stress and
> >premature
> >e-failuration.
> >
> >How many miles on your car(s) now Paul?
> >
> >Herb
> >Keep the sticky side down!
> >
> >"Paul A. Asgeirsson" wrote:
> >
> >> My racks are only lasting about 400K with grease in them.  Should I
> >convert
> >> to oil now?
> >>
> >> PA
> >>
> >> FROM:   "ryan marro", INTERNET:ryan_marro@hotmail.com
> >> TO:     Spridgets, INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> >> DATE:   10/24/00 10:56 PM
> >>
> >> Re:     Steering Rack and oil vs grease
> >>
> >>
> >> Hey all,
> >> Yes I am a DCO, but I am striving to be a Less DCO.  The
> >Haynes says to
> >use
> >>
> >> oil in the steering rack instead of grease.  I don't know if
> >I have an
> >> early
> >> or a later steering rack (the car is a '60 Bugeye).  It's
> >whatever was on
> >> the car when I bought it.  It had grease in it (a little
> >anyway as the
> >> boots
> >> were rotten and had to be replaced).  I put grease back into
> >them when I
> >> replaced the boots, and have a whopping 800-900 miles on the
> >car since I
> >> got
> >> it back together.  Seems to be doing okay.  I am headed
> >towards impending
> >> doom?  I mean, more quickly than we all are?
> >>
> >> Ryan Marro
> >> Fayetteville, NC
> >>
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