[TR] Rebuilding TR6 Rack and Pinion

[Kim]

After several years of using a quick ratio rack and pinion steering I decided to replace it with the original rack and pinion.  Before trying to install it, I wanted to disassemble it to clean the 40 year old grease.  Disassemble went easy.  The several nuts that are torqued to 80ft/lbs were not easy to break down, but manageable.  The grease inside was caked and semi solid.  Glad I opened the rack up.  I kept track of the shims.  The rack was solid so I planed to assemble with the same number of shims.  Assembly was going ok until installing the pinion.  Following the instructions in Triumph maintenance manual and Hanes, I installed the pinion checking the end-float.  Everything seemed good.  Then you put the rubber seal on.  Doing that I cannot get the circlip to install.  I looked back at the parts I had when I took it apart and it never had a rubber seal.  Both manuals talk about putting the seal in.  It is obvious to me that I can't get the rubber "o" ring seal in and get the circlip to engage.  Has anyone had this problem?  If you disassembled your rack and pinion, was there a rubber seal in it?  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.  Harry
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