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Re: [Tigers] Steering Rack Oil ???

To: "Steve Ralsten" <sralsten@ca.rr.com>, "Ross"
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Steering Rack Oil ???
From: "Mike Michels" <mmichels@socal.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:38:26 -0700
I believe it is simply a vintage brand name for Shell's 90-weight gear oil, 
same as goes in transmissions and rear axles. When I pulled my rack apart, 
that's pretty much what was in there.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Ralsten" <sralsten@ca.rr.com>
To: "Ross" <ross_hulse@sbcglobal.net>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Steering Rack Oil ???


> Tried it and got no results on a search for Spirex 90.
> Not surprisingly Sunbeam also is missing from their list
> of makes. I sent them an email.
>
> Steve Ralsten
> 9473720
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ross" <ross_hulse@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Steve Ralsten'" <sralsten@ca.rr.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:11 PM
> Subject: RE: [Tigers] Steering Rack Oil ???
>
>
>>
>> Steve try this link
>>
>> http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=lubricants&FC2=/lubricants/html/i
>> wgen/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/global/shell_for_businesses/oils_lubricants/transport
>> /products_services/transport_spirax_ga_2006.html
>>
>> Ross
>>
>> Subject: [Tigers] Steering Rack Oil ???
>>
>> After a month or so of backorder at SS I got the pair of rack bellows 
>> today
>> I have been advised of a method to refill the rack while on the car that
>> makes sense
>> to me. I'm anxious to try but when looking up the proper fluid in the 
>> shop
>> manuel it lists "Shell Spirex 90". What the heck is that ?
>>
>> Steve Ralsten
>> B9473720
>>
>> BTW I enjoyed meeting those listers who went to the CAT fix in today.
>> I learned several things, but that's pretty easy to do when you know
>> as little as I.
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