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1. Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 00:21:11 -0800; The haynes book lists the fluid in the steering rack as Extreme Pressure SAE 90 oil. Is this the same as gear oil, like goes in the diffs? Larry -- I've found something worse than oldies station that; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00025.html (7,841 bytes)
2. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 08:29:42 -0700; I hope so because that is what I use and just put in the rack yesterday. Actually I use the 75w-90 gear oil that is prevalent here in the cold north. David Councill 67 BGT 72 B /// or try http://www.; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00033.html (8,010 bytes)
3. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 21:37:41 +0100; Cheers, Hans to about. http://www.red4est.com/lrc /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00050.html (8,547 bytes)
4. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:26:25 -0800; I just re-read the "fine manual" and it seemed that in order to fill the fluid I have to take the whole rack out. Is that true? Or, if it's in the car, can I just take the cover plate off the top and; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00069.html (8,585 bytes)
5. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: "Telewest $PH$" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:51:48 -0000; Me too. Had to change one boot on each car and both were wet with oil but none ran out. Refilled through the big end of the new boot (i.e. did not disturb either the pinion or damper cover plates) an; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00070.html (8,707 bytes)
6. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: "Telewest $PH$" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:21:16 -0000; Definitely not. Some say take the top cover off and dribble it in, I find it much easier to remove a tie from the big end of one of the gaiters and inject it with an oil gun. A word of warning, the g; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00072.html (8,895 bytes)
7. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 07:53:37 -0600; Either pull the cover plate on the top or use a suringe (why can't I spell that word?) to squirt the oil into the rubber boots. Someone also suggested to me to remove one of the shims and that tight; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00074.html (9,174 bytes)
8. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 08:11:29 -0600; It could be that it was only excess oil that leaked out. When I replaced both boots I inadvertently put more oil in than the rated capacity. When I turned the steering from lock to lock some of the o; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00075.html (9,176 bytes)
9. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:08:24 -0500; Amount of oil is only 1/3 cup for the rack, not as much as one would think. You can lift off the top plate, being careful of the shims, the spring and the brass damper piece, then add the oil. It's; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00078.html (8,868 bytes)
10. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 08:50:37 -0700; Usually I pull the cover plate off and then pull out that round piece, then its a matter of filling with gear oil. But I couldn't get the round piece out on my 72B's rack so I did the messier method; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00079.html (9,498 bytes)
11. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 09:38:48 -0800; It does tighten the rack, but IME it doesn't really do anything to solve the problem of a worn rack. The reason is that the wear is concentrated in the middle of the rack. With the steering centered,; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00080.html (9,043 bytes)
12. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 09:31:55 -0800; Yes, you can fill through the cover plate. Unfortunately, the hole is rather small, and since the internal tolerances are tight you really have to have the front wheels off the ground so you can turn; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00081.html (9,078 bytes)
13. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:20:31 +0100; That's why there is a recomended amount of oil and not a sheer unlimited Cheers, Hans -- Original Message -- From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> To: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyo; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00083.html (9,708 bytes)
14. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: "james" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:01:08 -0500; I put my car up on stands and filled it through the damper cover while working the wheels side to side. I've been told that this shouldn't work and to check the rack for play, but I had no discernabl; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00087.html (9,314 bytes)
15. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 01:55:53 -0600; The reason is that the wear is concentrated in the middle of the rack. <<<snip>>> The following suggestions work on the TD and MGA, so I would assume it would work on the MGB. The rack usually does; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00093.html (8,019 bytes)
16. Re: Steering rack fluid (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 09:30:49 -0800; I am impressed that anyone has gone to such lengths. I suppose another thing one could do is file down the outer teeth on the rack, to even it out, so that one can remove a shim. I admire the attitud; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00096.html (8,589 bytes)

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