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The oiling nipple was only on early racks. Some remove the pinion cover =
and damper piston and pour it in there. Personally I've removed the tie =
or clamp from the large end of one of the gaiters, gripped that from =
underneath between thumb and forefinger to stop oil leaking out the =
bottom, then injected oil in the top between gaiter and housing. =
However it then dripped for several weeks from the pinion seal, so I =
probably needn't have bothered. On a gaiter change on both cars the =
innards have been wet with oil, so plenty of lubrication I suspect. =
Modern replacements tend to be grease-filled these days.
If someone has tried to compensate for a worn rack by adjusting the =
shims, it's possible to exchange sloppiness in the straight-ahead =
position for stiffness at the extremities. If you slacken the pinion =
cover bolts slightly and the rack gets looser at the extremities then =
that's probably what has happened.
You can always disconnect the drivers-side gaiter from the rack housing =
and inspect the rack and pinion at each lock fairly well.
PaulH.
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While doing pre-season routine maintenance on my =E2=80=9871 B/GT =
recently, my mechanic & I decided it would be wise to make sure the =
steering rack had plenty of oil. The factory service manual has =
instructions and a diagram for filling via a nipple on the housing =
=E2=80=93 but we can=E2=80=99t find any such fitting (or even a plug), =
after cleaning off years of dirt. No oil is presently leaking out of =
the boots, but it=E2=80=99s possible that it all leaked out many years =
ago, before we bought the car. (The steering is a bit sticky when =
returning from full lock.)
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The oiling nipple was only on early racks. =
Some remove=20
the pinion cover and damper piston and pour it in there. =
Personally I've=20
removed the tie or clamp from the large end of one of the gaiters, =
gripped that=20
from underneath between thumb and forefinger to stop oil leaking out the =
bottom,=20
then injected oil in the top between gaiter and housing. However =
it then=20
dripped for several weeks from the pinion seal, so I probably needn't =
have=20
bothered. On a gaiter change on both cars the innards have been =
wet with=20
oil, so plenty of lubrication I suspect. Modern replacements tend =
to be=20
grease-filled these days.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>If someone has tried to compensate for a worn rack =
by=20
adjusting the shims, it's possible to exchange sloppiness in the =
straight-ahead=20
position for stiffness at the extremities. If you slacken the =
pinion cover=20
bolts slightly and the rack gets looser at the extremities then =
that's=20
probably what has happened.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>You can always disconnect the drivers-side=20
gaiter from the rack housing and inspect the rack and pinion =
at each=20
lock fairly well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>While doing pre-season routine maintenance on my =E2=80=9871 B/GT =
recently, my=20
mechanic & I decided it would be wise to make sure the steering =
rack had=20
plenty of oil. The factory service manual has instructions and a =
diagram=20
for filling via a nipple on the housing =E2=80=93 but we can=E2=80=99t =
find any such fitting=20
(or even a plug), after cleaning off years of dirt. No oil is =
presently=20
leaking out of the boots, but it=E2=80=99s possible that it all leaked =
out many years=20
ago, before we bought the car. (The steering is a bit sticky =
when=20
returning from full =
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