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Trevor Jessie

Trevor Jessie

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I have an early model steering rack on my car. The one that calls for oil. It seems that there is always a fair amount of seepage and I'm constantly topping it up. So ... I'm thinking about using some "Corn Head" Grease in it. This stuff practically flows, and maintains its consistency/viscosity balance over a wide range of temperatures. Anyone tried this before? They use this stuff in all sorts of gearboxes so I'm thinking it won't "gum up".
 
I would think it's worth a shot.

Worst case you rebuild the rack.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
I have been using grease for over 30 years. Never a problem.
And I just sold my very first Sprite which has had grease in the rack since I started driving it in 1972.
 
When I first got my car, the rack was very stiff and jerky. I pulled it apart and cleaned out a bunch of stiff grease. I cleaned and reassembled it, and filled it with heavy gear oil. But it always seemed to be seeping out, and refilling it was always messy. Anyway, I shot it full of the Corn Head Grease tonight. That stuff is "slicker than hot cat snot on a brass door knob" (sorry... hillbilly expression). It went in easy, and the rack seems better. The car seems to want to self center on its own again. I guess time will tell.
 
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