Hi Doug,
Maybe a bit late - been away a few days.
Filled with 90 weight oil (NO GREASE!) by a seringe connected with a small
plastic tube (fuel line of a moped). The tube was squeezed between the rack
and the boot.
I left the tube there and filled the seringe every time again.
When some oild came out - it was enough.
Best is to do this when the front wheels can move (turn as you might say -
steering movement). Do the movement while you're filling, so the oil can
spread throughout the rack. Do this on both sides.
Worked fine.
How much oild?
I used the amount as recommended in the Haynes manual.
Can't remember now.
Good luck.
P.S. when removing the steering linkages, save the adjustment with tape
marker.
Regards,
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug_Cameron@icoc.org [mailto:Doug_Cameron@icoc.org]
Sent: vrijdag 2 juni 2000 2:11
To: mgs@autox.team.net
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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