That's exactly what the Workshop Manual sez.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Doug_Cameron@icoc.org>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 1:10 AM
Subject: Steering Rack Boot
> I think this was recently covered in the group, but I missed it (new guy
> here....) so I apologize for the repetition. Replacing, or rather, putting
> new boots on the steering rack this weekend. The old ones were found in
> tatters - no telling how long the thing had been driven without
> lubrication. Seems to be OK, tho......
>
> Anyway, after the hard part of getting the rack in a position to slide a
> boot on, is there a good way of filling it with oil? The rack won't be
> totally disconnected (I don't think...), the boots will be horizontal
> instead of vertical, so it makes sense to me to clamp one boot side and
> clamp the other side fairly tight, but with room enough to get a small
> nozzle or something in there to fill the boot up with oil - then finish
> clamping down tight. Is this reasonable, or is there a better way? Thanks
> again for going over the basics with me.......:)
>
> Doug
> (waiting to drive the 73 B)
>
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