[Mgs] Steering gaiter

[Monte/Jane Morris]

Hi Barrie,
Yes. After jacking up the front end, I take out all the "guts" below the
damper cover and just pour the oil in while moving the rack back and forth.
Monte

On 9/9/07, Barrie Robinson <barrie at look.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Monte,
>
> Now that sounds simple.  Is the damper cover that 2-3" round plate with
> two bolts situated where the column and rack meet.  Underneath there is a
> sort of plug with spring and ?cam follower?  Does one have to take out the
> plug thingy which the Haynes Manual shows on page 209 as the ":yoke" and
> then pour in the oil.
>
>
> At 08:01 PM 9/8/2007, you wrote:
>
> I've taken off the damper cover and put the oil in there. Done it several
> times successfully without "blowout" on a 79B. Pretty simple, and evidently
> you don't have to jack up either side.
> Monte
>
> On 9/8/07, *Paul Hunt* < paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>  I'd repeat what Mike says on quantity and method which is how I've done
> it.
> However even on full lock there isn't enough space to get all the oil in
> in
> one go, so you have to put about 1/3rd in and work the rack *slowly* from
> side to side to distribute it, then the 2nd and 3rd thirds ditto.  Some
> say
> to remove the pinion damper cover and dribble it in through there.  Early
> racks did have a grease nipple just above the damper housing for this
> purpose, but it was still for injecting oil, not grease.
>
> Quantity *is* important, if you get too much in one end and compress that
> gaiter it will either burst it or blow it off the rack end and you will
> lose
> your oil.  For that reason you should empty out any remaining oil from
> *both* side before injecting new.
>
>
>  Regards
> Barrie
>
> Barrie Robinson
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