In a message dated 98-10-06 13:26:15 EDT, peterz@merak.com writes:
> Gear oil is fine for this. Some people use grease but the manuals all seem
> to say gear oil that is what I have used with no ill effects. Check out
> <http://www.vtr.org/maintain/trunnion-oil.html> for more info on how to get
> the oil in there.
Sorry, Peter, I disagree. IMO, Grease is the way to go.
>
> As for the rack, I use grease. Remove the plug and do one of the following:
>
Agree here. Point is to get a fitting onto the rack and pinion housing. I
used to take one off the wishbone fitting, do the job and replace the nipple
with the plug. Now I have a grease nipple permanently installed in the r&p.
Cheers.
Art Kelly ;64 TR4 CT33118L (original owner)
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