Dave, what I did was install a zerk fitting, and fill the R&P with Mobil
1 synthetic grease till it came out everywhere, then installed new
boots. Works just fine.
Larry
sosnaenergyconsulting wrote:
> Hi Arnie:
> I bought my R& P sight unseen. It's generally in okay condition, but
> I've since found out that the rack arm is a little sloppy on one side.
> The 'fix' is evidently to take the ball and socket apart and mess about
> with shims to make things a bit tighter again. I'm trying to figure out
> how to get the darned ball housings apart! There's special tools
> involved and since I don't have any, we're trying to make something that
> will do the job.
> So I guess my thoughts would be that if you can physically inspect the
> R&P first that would be best, and check the 'play' in the rack arms. If
> they seem excessively loose, you might want to see if you can find one
> that won't need disassembly in that particular area.
>
> Oh, you are looking for a pre-'70 R&P, right? I believe that's the type
> that Dale recommends.
>
> Best of luck with the project.
>
> Actually, this leads to a general question to the list: There's an oil
> nipple on these sprite racks for putting in the 90 wt oil. Can I use a
> grease gun and fill it with oil, or will the oil just ooze out of the gun?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards
>
> David Sosna
>
> Arnie Sugar wrote:
>
>
>>I'm looking at a couple of MG midget rack& pinions on ebay, for the
>>ackerman mod. I'm a little nervous about buying one sight unseen - any
>>thoughts on whether its better to get one at a junkyard where I can
>>check it out, vs. by mail? The local brit junkyard is pretty proud of
>>their used parts, I think you get a jar of Grey Poupon with each part.
>>What are the things to look for? I'm assuming it will need a rebuild,
>>any advice on doing this myself, or should I just get a rebuilt unit,
>>and if so, from where? So many questions...
>>
>>Arnie Sugar
>
>
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