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To: "mgs @ AUTOX" <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: MGB Rack & Pinion
From: "BOB" <NOGERA@prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 22:38:56 -0600
Need some claification here :
 A)   My Haynes manual says to shoot about 10 shots from a grease gun
filled with " proper lube  ( gear oil ) into the  rack housing when
reassembling it.  
In my  archives  from this list  John Twist says  " fill the rack housing
with lube ..." 

Generally when it comes down to who to believe I always vote for Twist, but
 given the construction of the rack housing it would appear that 1) I'm
going to need a lot of gear oil  2)  most of that oil is going to be on the
ground shortly after I put it in.
Any thoughts about this ?
 
The manual also strongly advises the use of a special tool to align the
steering column and pinion shaft . Actually it's more of a jig  consisting
of two pointy caps .
I can't find these in any catalog. Anyone know of a work around  or source
?

And thanks to all those who responded to my electrical problem  ( which has
now been isolated to being somewhere under the dash)

Bob Nogueira 



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