Hmm, this is a new one on me. You mean it is leaking around the edges of the
oblong cover plate that you remove to fill it? This is odd since the oil
level is much lower than this (unless you overfilled it by a large margin),
and there really isn't any internal pressure. How much oil did you put in
there? I would unfasten the large end of one of the boots and let a little
oil drain out, then tighten the bolts on the cover. Did you remember to
replace the cover gasket? There really isn't any "seal" AFAIK.
Max
on 12/27/00 7:48 AM, Phillips, Frank at fwp@ufl.edu wrote:
> List,
>
> My front end job continues... The latest problem on my 68B is a steering
> rack leaking from the top oil seal. I've cleaned and inspected the rack and
> all was good until I filled the rack with oil and have a medium sized leak
> from the top. What does it take to correct this? Should bearings be replace
> too? Can the seal be replaced without removal of the complete rack? I'm a
> bit scared to remove and refit the rack. The manuals make a big deal about
> rack alignment and I do like to have steering!
>
> Frank Phillips
> University of Florida
> Facilities Planning and Construction
> E-mail: fwp@ufl.edu <mailto:fwp@ufl.edu>
> Phone: 352-294-0090
> Fax: 352-392-6378
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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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