Well Gordon,
While the wheather was great, I dragged the GT out of the garage into the
sun in order to get the best light onto the job.
I put it onto axle stands on the front and started the job.
At the rack end I loosened the boots (gaiters) and protruded a small
flexible petrol line of a moped.
Then I used the method advised by Mike (...) http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj
feeding with the largest seringe and several times reloading the seringe
with another small tube from the oil can.
It went well provided it was done slowly and I kept moving the rack all the
time. I started at the steering column side untill it started flooding. Then
I went to the rh side and did the same.
I think half a +/- pint is the right amount, although quite some oil gets
into the boots (gaiters).
At the end of the job I could move the steering rack hearing a gurgling
sound every time. I think this is a good indication the oil is well present.
Thank you Gordon and Mike.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Bird [mailto:gb@the-bdc.com]
Sent: woensdag 5 april 2000 16:22
To: 'Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com'
Subject: RE: introducing 90w into steering rack
Hans,
According to the manual, 1/2 of a pint for my MGA. I suppose the B rack is
the same. I think I put too much in at first as when I turned the wheel back
and forth I lost some where the shaft from the steering wheel goes into the
rack. Thought I was going to need a new seal there, but it stopped.
I used a fabricated pump oil can. Bought one with a flex neck, unscrewed
the neck and placed a double female fitting on to accept a small grease gun
hose and nozzle on the end. Cost me @ $20US, but found it useful in its
original form to fill the rear axle as well.
I can take some pictures when I get home and send them to you if you think
it would be useful.
HTH
Gordie Bird
62 MGA
80 MGB
86 Audi 4kq
>
> Hi gordon,
>
> I'm going to do this weekend.
> How much oil should be inserted - applied?
> Good point about the play in the rack in the middle point.
>
> How did you go at the end?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>
>
> 'BGT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Bird [mailto:gb@the-bdc.com]
> Sent: vrijdag 24 maart 2000 21:55
> To: 'Max Heim'; Mgs@Autox.Team.Net (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: introducing 90w into steering rack
>
>
> Good point! I think I may try and do it using the zerks
> fittings with a
> pump oil can modified to accept the grease nozzle. Which is
> how Paul Tegler
> phrased it as the "clean and proper" way.
> Gordie Bird
> 62 MGA
> 80 MGB
> 86 Audi 4kq
>
> >
> > Yes, that is the recommended procedure, it is just too
> excruciatingly
> > slow for some people (the thick oil has to flow through a small
> > aperture), which is why many prefer to insert it directly
> > into the boots.
> > However, I would think you would want to force at least some
> > oil directly
> > into the rack while turning it, otherwise it would take some
> > time for the
> > center of the rack to get any oil through normal operation. I
> > might point
> > out that it is particularly wear in the center of the rack
> > that leads to
> > rack replacement, as even overall wear could be compensated for by
> > removing shims.
> >
> > John H. Reynolds had this to say:
> >
> > >Gordon,
> > >
> > >Since mine are shot and one of the springs in the inner tie
> > rod is broken, I
> > >have to take mine apart and put on new boots. Why not just
> > fill the boots
> > >from
> > >the top of the rack? It just means buying one gasket.
> > Looks like you can
> > >just
> > >pour the oil in while turning the rack to get is evenly
> distributed.
> > >
> > >John Reynolds
> > >1979 B (in restoration)
> > >
> > >Gordon Bird wrote:
> > >
> > >> > ----------
> > >> > From: Gordon Bird[SMTP:GB@THE-BDC.COM]
> > >> > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 10:02:19 AM
> > >> > To: Mgs@Autox.Team.Net (E-mail)
> > >> > Subject: RE: introducing 90w into steering rack
> > >> > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> > >> >
> > >> John,
> > >> Wife is helping me using mineral spirits on the
> > recommendation of Bruce
> > >> Nichols of the Michigan Rowdies. Will try a turkey baster
> > with the zerks
> > >> fittings removed and wife turning steering wheel back and
> > forth. Any other
> > >> suggestions?
> > >> Gordie
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > Gordon,
> > >> >
> > >> > Don't feel bad - DPO of my car did same thing when one of the
> > >> > boots cracked.
> > >> > In order to fill the non-cracked boot, it was cut
> > >> > intentionally to put the
> > >> > grease in! Did you use anything special to clean the rack?
> > >> >
> > >> > John Reynolds
> > >> > 1979 B (in restoration)
> > >> >
> > >> > Gordon Bird wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > > ----------
> > >> > > > From: Gordon Bird[SMTP:GB@THE-BDC.COM]
> > >> > > > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 9:40:12 AM
> > >> > > > To: Mgs@Autox.Team.Net (E-mail)
> > >> > > > Subject: introducing 90w into steering rack
> > >> > > > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > Flushing grease that DPO put into rack of the A and now
> > >> > wondering what to
> > >> > > use that will hold the 90w and pump it through the zerks
> > >> > fittings? Am I
> > >> > > going to have to order one of the oil gun replicas
> > that Moss sells?
> > >> > > TIA
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Gordie Bird
> > >> > > 62 MGA
> > >> > > 80 MGB
> > >> > > 86 Audi 4kq
> > >> >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Max Heim
> > '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> > If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> > it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
> >
>
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