I have a neat little gadget that consists of a cap with a valve in it
(you twist it one way and it opens, twist it back and it closes),
there's a 18" long clear plastic hose on it and a nipple with a
removable cap on the end of that. This arrangement fits on the top of a
motor oil bottle and a gear lube bottle too (YIPPEE!). I bought it to
fill a top-fill MGB tranny; works well. Turns out it works VERY well
for filling the rack thru the damper hole too. Twist the valve until
the hose fills up, close the valve till the oil runs slowly into the
rack, etc, etc... Look out for one of these gadgets. I found mine in a
sumpin'-Mart. ;^)
CR
David Councill wrote:
>
> Has anyone tried both methods of filling the steering rack in order to tell
> us which one they think may be better? I've never done the syringe/steering
> boot method. I've always used the damper hole method. I remove the cover
> and the damper part, then just add the gear oil. It can be a little messy
> since I add the gear oil from a plastic hose dangling down from the
> radiator. But its easy to tell when its full.
>
> David
> 67 BGT
> 71 BGT
>
> At 07:23 PM 7/3/00 -0400, DVCameron wrote:
> >I just put some new boots on my 73 B. God only knows when the previous set
> >were all in one piece. I happened to use the dental syringe method. I found
> >these things pretty handy - a 10cc syringe with a curved 2 or 3 inch
> >probiscus - used to irrigate dental work by hand. The curved thingie allowed
> >me to stick it under the small gaiter opening and leave it there. Pulled the
> >plunger out, poured 90 weight in, put the plunger in, drove 'er home. I got
> >to be pretty good at it...I could do about 2 syringefuls a minute. And that's
> >pretty good, too..cause it took about 24-25 syringefuls to put in about 8 oz.
> >Finally took out the syringe, tightened the clamp on the boot - and listened
> >to happy racks as I turned the steering wheel.
> >
> >Had not heard about the damper hole method - which I will perhaps use next
> >time so as to not disturb the clamped boots.
> >
> >I did expect the subsequent ride to be smoother, and was slightly
> >disappointed - I did expect more of a dampening effect on bumpy road surfaces
> >from the oil in the rack. The steering wheel still vibrates quite a bit when
> >I hit a bump - doesn't feel "solid". I filled up the front shocks and, as
> >said, replaced the steering rack boots/oil. Any suggestions, or should I
> >accept the vibrato as a part of the overall experience?
> >
> >PS - I counted tie-rod end threads before and after the boot installation
> >(put new tie rod ends on, as well) - worked very nicely, drove fine, though
> >I am having it aligned (by someone who knows more than me) before any real
> >driving occurs.
> >
> >Doug - 73 red MGB near Boston.....
> >
> >
> >
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