Chip,
Thanks for your thoughts on this on going controversy. There have been
some VERY heated arguments in our local Register regarding the use of
oil vs grease in the steering rack, with many people quoting you as
having said that "grease should be used in place of oil". I was glad to
see what your thoughts really are. I have long been on the oil side of
the argument due to the metal to metal ball joints inside the rack.
Having taken these ball joints apart, I could not see how grease can
work it's way into these joints the way that oil is able to. I have
also heard that the later midgets specify the use of grease in the rack
and that modern cars don't use any lubricant. I don't know, but I would
guess that these cars have a nylon or delron seat that the ball (for the
ball joint) rides in and therefore do not require any lubricant.
Regardless, I have seen cars with many years of running both with oil
and grease being used with no signs of accelerated wear, so I would
hazard a guess that it really doesn't matter what a person uses just as
long as they are faithful about applying some kind of lubricant.
Cheers,
Dave
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