Re: Rack oil replacement
If the rack is not installed in the car, such as when you are replacing the
boots, try installing one boot and then turn the rack to the vertical.
Begin to add the oil to the end of the rack; as it fils up, work the rack
back and forth (in and out), distributing the oil inside the rack. When
the proper amount is installed, replace the boot and install the rack.
It's a pain, but very necessary for rack longevity. I have seen LOTS of
racks that are stiff loosen up after the oil is changed/added. I have also
seen lots of racks destroyed by rust, because the oil ran out, only to be
replaced by moisture.
Rackfully yours,
Ray
At 09:35 AM 11/18/97 EST, ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:
>Hi Bob,
> Early MGBs had a grease fitting on the rack that was supposed to
>receive the ten shots of oil. Confusing? Apparently, for MG stopped
>installing the fitting.
> If you need to replenish gear oil on a car that lacks the grease
>fitting, it's necessary to remove the Yoke Cover Plate, its shims, the
>yoke inside, the spring, the damper pad and then to pour in the oil. The
>yoke appears to have a hole in it. It does, but the hole is for the
>spring and the hole does not allow oil to flow past the damper pad.
> You will need a funnel and a tube to do this. The oil capacity is given
>as 1/3 pint. How one determines how much to add, when he can't tell how
>much is already in the rack is a good question.
> When I faced that question, I resolved it by reasoning that if there is
>already 1/3 pint in there, and another 1/3 pint is added, it won't cause
>a problem unless the rack boots are too full to compress when the wheels
>are turned. If that were to happen, I would loosen one of the boot
>clamps and let some oil dribble out.
>Bob
>
>On Mon, 17 Nov 1997 22:38:56 -0600 "BOB" <NOGERA@prodigy.net> writes:
>>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 ?
>>
>
>>Bob Nogueira
>>
>>
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