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Re: Steering column UJ

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Steering column UJ
From: Tim Nagy <nagy@duq.edu>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 13:34:17 -0400
Isn't there a type of zerk fitting for heavier oils that could be used
on the rack?

Tim

wizardz wrote:
> 
> be careful with the term 'fill the boots'
> 
> I believe you are suppose to ... by the book....
> stand the rack up on end and pour about 1 pint of 80/90 wt oil in the rack
> then install the last boot and clamps.
> 
> I cheated. I wasn't going to pull the rack of the car just to fill it after 
>replacing
> the tie rod ends and installing new boots.
> I got myself a large gauge needle (grease gun needle tip)
> stuffed it in the end of a hose. stuffed the hose on the nipple on the gear 
>oil bottle
> and stabbed the needle THROUGH the rubber boot up next to the rack
> on top of the boot.
> Squeezed in the appropriate amount of oil...then plugged the hole I had just 
>made
> with a dab of rtv (after cleaning the rubber very VERY well to get it to 
>stick)
> 
> Paul Tegler
> 1973 BGT - Daily Driver
> Rat - 1980 Spitfire  w/  O/D - in re-hab
> Punkin' - 1978 Spitfire - in Superb Shape!
> email: wizardz@toad.net        http://www.teglerizer.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Walker <john@rmartin.net>
> To: Neil Cotty <neilc@apphosting.com>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Steering column UJ
> 
> > I also found out
> >that the rack and pinion is supposed to be filled with 80/90 weight gear oil
> >and not grease - never looked at it b4 now. Funny that the grease nipple and
> >rack was full of, yeah, grease. Hmm. Obviously previous Mechanics had been
> >putting grease in there.
> 
> To clarify, the rack BOOTS are supposed to be filled with 90 weight.  The
> rest
> of the steering components are lubricated with grease.  I believe all of
> the nipple
> fittings are supposed to be filled with grease.  You might want to double
> check
> this with some of the more knowledgeable listers before you try and pump 90
> weight
> into any grease fittings or vise versa. :)
> 
> -JW
> 
>         John Walker
>      john@rmartin.net
>      drone@d23.com
>      ============
> ~= Early 1974 MGB =~
>      ============
>        In Progress :)

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