chrisg
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| posted on 1/8/08 at 03:34 PM |
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steering rack grease
Just a quick one (ooer missus!)
What grease should one use in one's steering rack?
Cheers
Chris 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/8/08 at 03:38 PM |
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Medium Density Oil - not Grease as described in the Haynes Manual. Too thick and you cant set the load correctly Chris.
IIRC - a 5Nm load is required on the drive spline (Steering Column connection) to move the rack.
Steve
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chrisg
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| posted on 1/8/08 at 04:08 PM |
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Thanks Steve!
Any reccomendations?
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/8/08 at 04:12 PM |
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Not really critical -- an gear oil or a cheap 20w/40 engine oil --- don't put too much in.
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indykid
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| posted on 1/8/08 at 04:12 PM |
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spry crisp and dry? 
tom
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/8/08 at 04:14 PM |
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Trick with setting the damper load is check pinion still turns freely at both full locks -- not just in the teeth around straight ahead position
which gets more wear..
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chrisg
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| posted on 1/8/08 at 04:46 PM |
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Thanks everyone!
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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