Ulix
Then you are in for a suprise the first time you remove one.
Larry
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From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net on behalf of Ulix Goettsch
Sent: 22 October, 1997 9:30 PM
To: Jeff Boatright
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: ball joint boot lube
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Jeff Boatright wrote:
> How do you guys lube your ball joint boots? I've heard everything from just
> using a grease gun with _grease_ (not oil) to removing the inner clips and
> filling each boot with oil separately. My concern with the grease is that,
> being realtively new to the car, I don't know if POs have gone the grease
> route sporadically, leaving dried, crusty grease in the works that would
> prevent the new grease from getting to the ball joint or over to the driver
> side ball joint. The concern with the clip removal procedure is the risk of
> damaging the boot.
>
> Finally, I'm not clear on how the lubricating oil gts to the driver's side
> boot. The lube fitting is at the passenger side boot. Does the oil just
> slosh around in the rack housing?
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 A-H Sprite
> http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
>
>
Jeff,
doesn't the oil just lube the rack itself? I haven't had the boots off,
since they are still good, but assumed that they are not supposed to
contain oil.
Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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