Larry,
Some have concerns over alu mounts - as if you hit the wheels on a kerb
etc you can kill your rack in one go... so they can be somewhat lethal -
depends if you're likely to do that.
I think I am going to go for a stiff polybush... even though I have a
set of alu ones in the garage.
James
69 Signal Red Spit
Larry Vaughan wrote:
>I just got the new gaiters on the steering rack. I'm surprised the subject
>never came up before. I greased the rack up, turning it lock to lock, and put
>a nice blob of grease on both the inner ball joints. By the time I decided the
>rubber bellows, gaiters, wouldn't stretch over the impeding objects with
>fingers and a screwdriver, all the grease was on my hands and all the outside
>surfaces. I cut some plastic strips and made a funnel to get the gaiters on
>but now it will need more grease.
>
>No one replied to my question about poly steering rack mount bushings versus
>solid aluminum steering rack mounts. I decided on the poly then changed my
>mind. After considering the tape and nylon plug situation, I changed my mind
>about using the aluminum mounts. Now I can't decide.
>
>Larry
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