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Re: introducing 90w into steering rack

To: "Gordon Bird" <gb@the-bdc.com>,
Subject: Re: introducing 90w into steering rack
From: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:14:14 -0500
The turkey baster is good.  I used a grease gun 'needle tip'
jammed onto the top of the Castrol oil bottle ( a bit of dusck tape to seal it)
I simply punched a small hole in the top
of one of the boots, injected the oil, then used silicone sealant 
to plug the hole. 
20K miles and two years later... not a trace of oil out side the boots.

Bouncing the boot around, you can feel the the oil is still in there.

Paul Tegler  wizardz@toad.net        http://www.teglerizer.com 
OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver  
http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer 
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer  
http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Gordon Bird <gb@the-bdc.com>
To: Mgs@Autox.Team.Net (E-mail) <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: RE: introducing 90w into steering rack


John,
Wife is helping me using mineral spirits on the recommendation of Bruce
Nichols of the Michigan Rowdies.  Will try a turkey baster with the zerks
fittings removed and wife turning steering wheel back and forth.  Any other
suggestions?
Gordie

> 
> Gordon,
> 
> Don't feel bad - DPO of my car did same thing when one of the 
> boots cracked.
> In order to fill the non-cracked boot, it was cut 
> intentionally to put the
> grease in!  Did you use anything special to clean the rack?
> 
> John Reynolds
> 1979 B (in restoration)
> 
> Gordon Bird wrote:
> 
> > > ----------
> > > From:         Gordon Bird[SMTP:GB@THE-BDC.COM]
> > > Sent:         Friday, March 24, 2000 9:40:12 AM
> > > To:   Mgs@Autox.Team.Net (E-mail)
> > > Subject:      introducing 90w into steering rack
> > > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> > >
> > Flushing grease that DPO put into rack of the A and now 
> wondering what to
> > use that will hold the 90w and pump it through the zerks 
> fittings?  Am I
> > going to have to order one of the oil gun replicas that Moss sells?
> > TIA
> >
> > Gordie Bird
> > 62 MGA
> > 80 MGB
> > 86 Audi 4kq
> 


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