[DeTomaso] steering rack

[mikeldrew at aol.com]

Jack wrote:

I do not recommend axle grease because it doesn't stay where the wear 
occurs.
The OEM lube was 90-wt gear lube, added by pulling a boot loose on top 
and
squirting the lube in with an oil can or syringe & small hose.

>>>Actually, it's the oil that doesn't stay where the wear occurs.  
Instead, it pools in the accordian boots, leaving the rack and pinion 
un-lubricated.

That is why the OEM manufacturers (including the currently produced new 
Pantera steering racks) have all switched to grease.

If you buy a new rack and pinion for any car today (including a 
Pantera) it will come out of the box pre-lubricated with grease.

Mike