Steering rack nipple

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Post by bmcecosse »

Maybe just experience - it was 10 or 11 years later.
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Post by rayofleamington »

Maybe just experience - it was 10 or 11 years later.
yeah - they probably changed the design based on experience.
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Re: oil

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Willie wrote:Re that oil can, have you tried Viagra??
I can do better than that- I work at the Viagra factory!
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this better? :wink:
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viagra

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Works every time!!
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Post by bmcecosse »

No - the design stayed the same - they just decided grease would do instead of oil.
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Post by Matt »

Spridget racks used oil until a triumph rack was adopted in the mid '70s.... and afaik the spridget rack is the same as the opposite hand drive minor rack....
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Post by iddy »

Nipple removed and all oiled - now why didn't I think of that :oops:
First things first, but not necessarily in that order.

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Post by Dominic »

Apparently, grease in the steering rack makes the steering much stiffer when the weather is cold, hence oil being specified. I use one of the old fashioned push type Tecalemit grease guns that I bought on ebay for a fiver. I keep this one exclusively for the oil, saves messing about emptying out grease! It fits perfectly, being only 8 1/2" long.
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