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Re: steering rack lube

To: Clayton Kirkwood <kirkwood@garlic.com>
Subject: Re: steering rack lube
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 19:20:42 +0000
Clayton Kirkwood wrote:
> 
> Having replaced the non-existent steering rack rubber boots and cleaning
> things up best I could I now need to use 90 wt to relube the steering gear
> at the two nipples. Apparently, a lube gun was used to do this heretofore.
> What is the common method now? The manual is clear that this is supposed to
> be 90 wt hypoid and not grease. Does such a lube gun exist now?

Use an oil can and pump it in through the big end of one of the gaiters, then 
turn the steering from lock to lock *slowly* to distribute the oil.

PaulH.


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