[Mg-t] TD Steering Rack

[Douglas Ormrod]

British cars DON'T leak, they are just marking their territory to ward
off foreign makes.

To top up the steering box I find it easier to remove the nipple and use
a 50ml syringe and piece of tubing  - warm the oil first to make it
easier.

Douglas


-----Original Message-----
From: mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of BOB GRUNAU
Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 2009 1:22 a.m.
To: MARK SHERMAN
Cc: mg-t at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] TD Steering Rack

Hi Mark,
The case is reasonable sealed and will usually hold the heavy gear oil
OK.
Gear oil will ooze out of the case joint if you overfill. You could put
a
rubber band or some sort of gasket around the case to slow down any
leaks.
But, hey, its an MG aned supposed to leak.
Bob Grunau
  -----

  How do you keep the oil from leaking out?

  Mark Sherman


  On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:27 PM, BOB GRUNAU
<grunau.garage at sympatico.ca>
wrote:

    Absolutely. Grease will NOT flow to the gears or the shafts for
lubrication.
    Use gear oil.
    Bob Grunau
    Canada


    I've just gotten in on this thread and do I understand correctly,
that
the
    tach gear box from the generator to the tach should also have 90W
and
not
    grease?
    Tks
    Gene
    Vermont

    Hi John,

    See
http://omgtr.ca/technical/highpressureoiler/highpressureoiler.htm
for
    how to make a dedicated oiler for the steering rack and the
tachometer
    gearbox (as Bob Grunau recommends).  Either of the oilers will work
better
    on the rack with a long flexible nozzle. I use a 90 weight Marine
Gear
Oil
    for both applications.  Cheaper than the synthetics that I use in
tranny
and
    differential.
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