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MG MGB Technical - Rack Lube

Well , I finally installed my new rack boots after cleaning out the incredible amount of rust and crap in there , took a tip from this list and installed synthetic motor oil as I had bought the cheapest , nasty Taiwanese poly boots back before I decided how much I like the car and someone here suggested synthetic would not attack the cheap boots .

Anyway , the synthetic motor oil really helped ! my steering is smoother than I thought was possible , just like recommended - I cannot thank you guys enough ! .

I also re-centered the rack as the steering wheel was off a bit , now it's fine .

-Nate
NSH

Removing the "rust and crap" probably helped a little ...
Paul Hunt

Yes , the top portion of the rack bar (??teethed thing) was rather rusty , it took some time to wire brush it to shiny steel .

The car steers nearly as if power equipped now . of course , it also picked up a shimmy that comes and goes between 60 ~ 70 MPH , I think I'll try swapping the front wheels to the back and see what happens there .
-Nate
NSH

This thread was discussed between 19/02/2002 and 20/02/2002

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