Dave: A few catalogues ago, TRF suggested that the steering rack gaiters
should be replaced, if there were any holes in them. The ad went on to
say that any holes would cause the oil to run out, as it was essential
that these boots be filled with oil. I seriously doubt that the gaiters
were designed to hold a quantity of oil sufficient to submerge the rack.
Rather, it is there to keep out foreign material from entering its
workings.
I had used a Lubriplate in my rack since new, and have had no problems,
nor slop in the steering.
Dick
'73
From:
dbjohnso@us.ibm.com(David B Johnson)
List,
So.... I rebuilt my '73 TR6 steering rack and remounted it. Then, much
to my surprise, I noticed that TRF's catalog mentions that the rack
should be lubricated with 90 weight gear oil, not grease! The rack was
greased when I disassembled it. Bentley mentions only grease in any
discussion of the steering rack I could find and specifically says to
pack the tie rod ends with grease before installing the gaitors. I'd be
interested to hear what the rest of you use in the steering rack body
for lubrication. I'd hate to have to remove and disassemble it all over
again to clean out the grease and convert to gear
oil................Thx, Dave
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