>> From: Dean_Zywicki%NIHDCRT.BITNET@CU.NIH.GOV
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>> 2) How do I get 90W oil into the steering rack through a grease nipple?
> Roland said:
>
> My Cobra has essentially the same rack and pinion steering as your 'B so
> I presume the procedure is similar. My manual sez to loosen a gaiter
> clamp and to squirt the oil in under the loosened rubber. My manual
> also states that the grease nipple on the rack itself is for the purpose
> of greasing (very sparingly) the pinion gear bearing.
How do you know how much oil to add anyway ... (when it starts leaking out it's
full?!).
Rob
I think the steering rack has a specific capacity (listed somewhere in
the Haynes manual, for instance). You measure out the oil
then pour it in.
Kendall
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