Paul,
It would appear that grease is definitely not the way to go. The ultra high
viscosity of grease is causing excessive structural stress and premature
e-failuration.
How many miles on your car(s) now Paul?
Herb
Keep the sticky side down!
"Paul A. Asgeirsson" wrote:
> My racks are only lasting about 400K with grease in them. Should I convert
> to oil now?
>
> PA
>
> FROM: "ryan marro", INTERNET:ryan_marro@hotmail.com
> TO: Spridgets, INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> DATE: 10/24/00 10:56 PM
>
> Re: Steering Rack and oil vs grease
>
>
> Hey all,
> Yes I am a DCO, but I am striving to be a Less DCO. The Haynes says to use
>
> oil in the steering rack instead of grease. I don't know if I have an
> early
> or a later steering rack (the car is a '60 Bugeye). It's whatever was on
> the car when I bought it. It had grease in it (a little anyway as the
> boots
> were rotten and had to be replaced). I put grease back into them when I
> replaced the boots, and have a whopping 800-900 miles on the car since I
> got
> it back together. Seems to be doing okay. I am headed towards impending
> doom? I mean, more quickly than we all are?
>
> Ryan Marro
> Fayetteville, NC
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