I put my car up on stands and filled it through the damper cover while
working the wheels side to side. I've been told that this shouldn't work
and to check the rack for play, but I had no discernable play in mine. I
was told that a cup (8oz) would be good if you could get that much to go in.
James Nazarian
71 B tourer
71 BGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: Telewest (PH) <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; 'MG List' <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 04 March, 2003 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: Steering rack fluid
> Definitely not. Some say take the top cover off and dribble it in, I find
> it much easier to remove a tie from the big end of one of the gaiters and
> inject it with an oil gun. A word of warning, the gaiter hold less than
the
> recommended amount so periodically you should work the rack from lock to
> lock slowly to distribute it, but the quantity isn't critical.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Colen" <lrcar@red4est.com>
> To: "'MG List'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Steering rack fluid
>
>
> > I just re-read the "fine manual" and it seemed that in order to fill
> > the fluid I have to take the whole rack out. Is that true? Or, if it's
> > in the car, can I just take the cover plate off the top and top it off
> > from there?
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