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Hello Mark
Your note is reproduced below.
I am responding because I just completed this job on my B. I really do
not know the '75 is the same as mine, but I strongly suspect it is.
Still, be warned my answers are for a '73.
If you really topped off the rack that could be your problem. I added
precisely 6 ounces of oil to mine. (I say "precisely" since I used a
calibrated 2 oz. syringe <G>.) I did this because the manual calls for
0.39 pint and I allowed for a tiny amount of oil remaining within the
rack itself. Four times 16 is 64.
I did not disturb my tie rod end boots so am unable to respond in that
area.
You are correct there is supposed to be oil (hypoid oil) in the rack
assembly, which surely includes the boots. But the manual is quite
specific as to the AMOUNT of oil. Adding oil without knowing how much
is going in is not a good idea. All JMHO. I did not refer to any
manual, except to learn how much oil to add.
To retain alignment and save work I counted threads (very, very
carefully) and file marked all items for orientation, even the locknuts.
I also made a sketch of each side prior to disassembly. The job went
very smoothly and was easy/quick.
Biggest mistake I almost made was forgetting to replace the rack seal
clamp thread protectors. Good way to poke holes in my new seals, but I
was fortunate and caught my error.
Hope this is helpful. Good luck to you.
Bruce Burrows
'59 MGA basket case
'60 Daimler SP 250
'61 Daimler SP 250
'73 MGB driver
My Dart website (not my cars!):
http://community-2.webtv.net/guardian45/THEDAIMLERSP250DART/
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From: "Mark Dawson" <torchbone@bright.net>
To: "MG Mailing List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: 75 MGB Steering rack: Hopefully the last questions from me
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 16:09:42 -0400
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Reply-To: "Mark Dawson" <torchbone@bright.net>
Hi all,
I have just replaced the boots on the steering rack, and have a few final
questions.
First off, the tie rod end boots from VB don't appear to be identical to
those which I removed. They are smaller, which doesn't seem to matter, but
they also lack a small metal ring around the small end. Did I not have the
original kind of boot, or am I now missing something important?
Secondly, I did everything I could think of by the book (Haynes and the Moss
catalogue article on this procedure). I filled the works with gear oil, and
the next morning found most of the gear oil on the garage floor. I tried
tightening the boots' large-end clamps, but it still leaks. Did I put too
much in, or are the boots just too big?
Lastly, just to be sure, I ran it up to an alignment shop to have them check
everything. Right off the bat they said I'd need a new gear, since there
should not be oil in the boots; the seals must be bad. ?!?
I thought from the discussion on this list that the boots were SUPPOSED to
have oil in them, and the movement from steering causes the oil to pump
through the rack to lubricate it. Did I misunderstand, or is my steering
rack shot???
Anyhow, I'll have pictures of most of this operation if anyone else needs
some reference guides when you do it. Let me know. Since there was a
discussion as to how best fill the rack, I thought I'd add my experience. It
seems clear to me that taking the dampening lid and spring-loaded assembly
off and filling from above with a long funnel is easy as pie. Can't imagine
that syringes would be easier. Unless, of course, I did something wrong.
-Mark
- Topless Smurf ('75 MGB):
http://www.bones.org/torch/photos/mgb/mark_mgb_1.html
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