That's why there is a recomended amount of oil and not a sheer unlimited
amount....
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Cc: "David Councill" <dcouncil@imt.net>; "Larry Colen" <lrcar@red4est.com>;
"'MG List'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: Steering rack fluid
> It could be that it was only excess oil that leaked out. When I
> replaced both boots I inadvertently put more oil in than the rated
> capacity. When I turned the steering from lock to lock some of the oil
> was forced back out from under the then loosely installed cover plate.
> I concluded that the boots act as a bellows, forcing the oil back and
> forth as the steering is moved from one side to the other. When the
> steering's at lock one boot is all the way collapsed and the other is
> all the way stretched. Rated capacity must be the contents of the rack
> and one stretched boot and the excess gets forced out.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
> Telewest (PH) wrote:
> > Me too. Had to change one boot on each car and both were wet with oil
but
> > none ran out. Refilled through the big end of the new boot (i.e. did
not
> > disturb either the pinion or damper cover plates) and both proceeded to
drip
> > through one or other of the cover plate seals for the next few weeks,
only
> > stopping when presumably they were empty again. Since I have done 30 k
in
> > one car and 65k in the other with no drips I assume 'wet' has been
enough.
> > Must reseal those cover plates and refill, though.
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