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I'd highly recommend waiting on th' parts washer.

Jack seems a bit more verbose than ME when it comes to describing a proceedure! Well done, Jack!

I've a set of 'Dunloop' alignment guages, but I ain't shippin' 'em to St. Louie, Janel. Sorry. Jack's 1/8" difference method works just fine.
 
Jack,

Are you advocating the use of grease in lieu of gear oil as a steering rack lubricant? Aren't they supposed to take 90 weight? I'll be rebuilding mine soon (thanks for your instructions by the way) and I just want to make sure I put the right stuff in there.

Dave
 
I have participated in more than one discussion on what lube to use in a manual rack and everyone has their opinion. With that said I do realise that the factory calls for a more liquid lube but in practice I can't see where that 90 wt will stay put on all of the working surfaces inside the box. Also, I believe that the liquid will attack the rubber bellows from the inside when it inevitably dribbles out into that cavity. There are no oil seals at the ends of the rack tube so fluid lose is a certainty. There just isn't enough sloshin' going on inside a rack to keep things slick with 90 wt. My thoughts are that good old sticky grease will stay where it is supposed to be and that it is less likely to ruin boots. As to performance I also can't feel much if any difference in steering effort unless you are in the habit of using your B in weather below minus 20 degrees fahrenheit. :smile: Under every condition that I have encountered the above mentioned effort has resulted in very smooth steering with only the expense of a column shaft seal, a set of gaiters and some grease. One thing I didn't mention was that if you discover a great deal of wear on the concave surface of the bronze slug you might want to remove ONE thin shim from under the cap when you are doing the install. Jack
 
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Janel for sprucing up my lengthy post. I knew that it was blinding when I posted it but it was past my bed time and I just had to put pen to paper. I got up this AM dreading having to go down into the computer cave and laboriously parse the sentences. What a wonderful surprise that you had taken the time to do it for me. Thanks again! Jack
 
About the parts washer Janel. Do yourself a favor, go to Lowe's and buy one of those big deep plastic janitor sinks. You don't need any faucets. Just bring it home, park it next to your parts washer and stick a five gallon bucket under it. Then stuff one of those metal pot scrubber wads, you know what I'm talking about, one of those women's tools :smile:, into the drain to catch little bits. When you finish cleaning parts in the washer set them over in the sink to drain. Doing so will keep the washer basin clear of bothersome objects and from time to time you can just dump the drained liquid back into the washer system. In short order the sink will pay for itself in recycling the fluid and not having to buy so much floor dry. Cheap help! Jack
 
Jack.Ain't it nice to have Janel around to do the cleanup work! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

&, hey, that sink idea is great - I'm heading for Lowe's!
 
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