[DeTomaso] Steering Rack

[Phil]

So if one is lubricating their original steering rack can they do it with
grease?

 

What kind of grease would be recommended?

 

What is the technique for lubricating with grease while the rack is in the
car?

 

Phil

 

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Jack & Mike 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