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set about 'servicing' and repainting the steering rack for orange last night.<br>
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seems quite clean under all the gunge... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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after pulling the gaitors off i was pleased to find the grease was clean, apparently negligable wear on the rack itself and the ball things at each end were well greased and corrosion free.<br>
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going to continue the clean up and re-greasing later, and maybe even stick a pic on for the crack, only grease I have knocking around is the lithium wheel bearing stuff, I guess this is more than suitable?<br>
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<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... ollyboy</A> at: 5/9/06 12:22 pm<br></i>

Lithium grease is used in CV joints, you should be using normal grease on wheel bearings, steering racks should also use regular grease.

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steve - ta, but lithium grease is the high temp stuff which is meant for wheel bearings ?! 'normal' grease will melt at hi temps, so surely a bit ploppy for wheel bearings?<br>
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lithium grease also ideal for cv joints as they're fast moving and also get hot.<br>
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I was just looking for any down-sides to using lithium grease on a steering rack, cant see any really, unless someone can shed some other light on it? <br>
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ps - looks like lithium grease that was already used on the rack

<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... ollyboy</A> at: 5/9/06 2:55 pm<br></i>

You know what, ignore me. I was thinking of that graphite type black stuff, thats what goes in CV joints. You are absolutley right LM grease for everything on a Dolly.

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ta steve, thought so...<br>
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I'll be greasing the bitch up later... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i></i>

Molybdenum grease for CV joints. Horrid black stuff. Bit like the stuff they use to make sticky bombs in Saving Private Ryan.<br>
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David

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yep thats the stuff, its also what you use in radio controlled car gearboxes, now im just proving how sad I am.<br>
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i remember my brother calling it 'mobydonium' grease or something, think it was one of those 'had to be there' things, must have been a good 15 yrs+ ago.<br>
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my memory is sooooo filled up with crap<br>
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<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i></i>

the dark grey stuff for c.v's is graphite grease and is a b*****d to get off your hands takes days to get out from the cut's and wrinkles of your hands i hate them rubber gloves cant get the feel of what i'm doing wearing them

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yup. ZX-13. When I was an apprentice, I left a tube of that on the floor, with the end off (I was in the middle of a job that needed it). My supervisor walked over to see how I was getting on, stepped right on the middle of the tube, one half went up the outside of his trousers, the other sprayed up into his crotch. The other guys started laughing at him; to save face he started rollocking me, just as HIS supervisor came out and asked him why he wasn't wearing coveralls.... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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He gave me a crap mark, but I didn't care, because then I was a "known man" who had become workshop legend that afternoon.<br>
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I am going to work for him again in November, as his right hand man.....hey, that was fourteen years ago....you can't hold a grudge that long....or can you?

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I'd present him with a tube on your first day whilst wearing ear defenders. If he doesn't laugh, you know the next few months are going to be hard work!<br>
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oh at least...<br>
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you should see what he can do with a light sabre...<br>
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<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i></i>

Unfortunately, Snowdrop's steering rack is one of the failure points when it failed the MoT today. Good job Steve W has racks in stock. I've gotta replace the track rod ends as well as one of them has too much play.

<p>Toledo Man<br>
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1974 Toledo 2-door (currently a spares car for Snowdrop)<br>
1973 1500fwd (Baby Blue slowly being recommissioned)<br>
1971 1500fwd (spares car for Baby Blue & future donor for the "Stretch 1500" project)<br>
1983 Acclaim HL (Becky, my daily driver)<br>
1977 Dolomite 1300 (Snowdrop my other road going Triumph)</p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> unfortunate m8, a yukky grim job.<br>
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not so bad for me coz the car is all stripped and the rack is at home with me in derby so I can play with it while the majority of the rest of the machine is in brum.<br>
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i got new track rod ends off the bay for sensible money...<br>
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just painted it with por15. bling!<br>
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<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i></i>