I wonder if this could be another of those English confusions.
Perhaps "oil" is English for "grease". Similar to "bonnet" being
English for "hood". I also have "greased" my steering rack, it does
have a Zerk fitting, so I pumped in my personal favorite Mobil One
Grease. And it still works fine ...
>Dave: A few catalogues ago, TRF suggested that the steering rack gaiters
>should be replaced, if there were any holes in them. The ad went on to
>say that any holes would cause the oil to run out, as it was essential
>that these boots be filled with oil. I seriously doubt that the gaiters
>were designed to hold a quantity of oil sufficient to submerge the rack.
>Rather, it is there to keep out foreign material from entering its
>workings.
>I had used a Lubriplate in my rack since new, and have had no problems,
>nor slop in the steering.
> List,
>So.... I rebuilt my '73 TR6 steering rack and remounted it. Then, much
>to my surprise, I noticed that TRF's catalog mentions that the rack
>should be lubricated with 90 weight gear oil, not grease! The rack was
>greased when I disassembled it. Bentley mentions only grease in any
>discussion of the steering rack I could find and specifically says to
>pack the tie rod ends with grease before installing the gaitors. I'd be
>interested to hear what the rest of you use in the steering rack body
>for lubrication. I'd hate to have to remove and disassemble it all over
>again to clean out the grease and convert to gear
>oil................Thx, Dave
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
AnnaBelle Pugh
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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